Planning application
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Young Cedar - Fell to ground (overcrowding in area/ growing in to Oak tree) 1 x Whitebeam - Fell to ground level (close proximity to garage/house)
As published by the council, reference 23/01243/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 23/01243/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
- Received
- 29 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 29 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Purley And Woodcote
- Decision by
- Delegated Business Meeting
- Postcode
- CR8 3LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Croydon register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02999/CAT Awaiting decision
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
2 x Cypress trees as part of hedge - Fell to ground level (Roots have gone and are leaning into adjacent trees) 3 x Cypress trees as part of hedge - Fell to ground Level (growing into Oak trees/suppressed crowns by larger Oaks with little foliage) 1 x Holly - Reduce height by approx 4m leaving 6m (supressed top part of tree growing at 45 degrees angle)
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24/03502/CAT Granted
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
G1 30x Lawson cypress - Reduce heights of tallest trees in line by approx 12m (To annotated red line on photographs) leaving 18m and reduce remainder to the same height. Also to reduce those branches of the Cypress trees near the Mature Oak, to stop Cypress branches interferring with Oak Canopy. 1 x Fig tree - Fell to ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Mar 2023
Received by Croydon
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24 Apr 2023
Decision issued: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
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30 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Top Notch Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Purley
Active · incorporated 2013 · Purley
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- NO OBJ (NOBJ) - TREES IN CON AREA - NOT
- OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINAL
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Croydon granted permission on 24 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
G1 30x Lawson cypress - Reduce heights of tallest trees in line by approx 12m (To annotated red line on photographs) leaving 18m and reduce remainder to the same height. Also to reduce those branches of the Cypress trees near the Mature Oak, to stop Cypress branches interferring with Oak Canopy. 1 x Fig tree - Fell to ground level
Granted Trees 6 docs -
13 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
T4: Acacia - Fell dying tree. T6: Scots Pine - Fell dead tree. T7: Sycamore - Fell dangerous tree, due to 400mm cavity in 500mm stem. Conservation Area.
Granted Trees -
3 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
Cornifer x5 to come down as dying and blocking front and has overgrown as a hedge. Will be cut down to level of hedge and in future will replace with correct hedge size
Granted -
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
78% historically approved · decision due ~17 Dec
2 x Cypress trees as part of hedge - Fell to ground level (Roots have gone and are leaning into adjacent trees) 3 x Cypress trees as part of hedge - Fell to ground Level (growing into Oak trees/suppressed crowns by larger Oaks with little foliage) 1 x Holly - Reduce height by approx 4m leaving 6m (supressed top part of tree growing at 45 degrees angle)
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
3 Foxglove Gardens Purley CR8 3LQ
Erection of 5x dormer windows to rear roof slope. Installation of 3x rooflights to front roof slope.
Refused Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 7 docsDomestic -
4 Foxglove Gardens Purley CR8 3LQ
First floor side extension (above the double garage and extension), first floor rear balcony, single storey side extension, single storey rear extension, extending the rear patio with new stairs and alterations to the main roof profile.
Granted Householder Extension 14 docsSmall domestic
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