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8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE

Granted Croydon 23/01536/TRE Consent for works to protected trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Please find schedule of works attached. (TPO 18, 2016)

As published by the council, reference 23/01536/TRE

Application record

Reference
23/01536/TRE
Type
Consent for works to protected trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Consent Granted (Tree App.)
Received
20 Apr 2023
Validated
27 Apr 2023
Decided
19 May 2023
Ward
Purley And Woodcote
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
CR8 3LE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Croydon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/03877/PRE Decided

    8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE

    Alterations and retention of 2no. black wrought iron entrance gates to existing driveway entrances to property

    Decided 30 Nov 2022

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2023

    Received by Croydon

  2. 27 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 May 2023

    Decision issued: Consent Granted (Tree App.)

  4. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

DRM TREES LTD Agent, registered in Sevenoaks

Active · incorporated 2020 · Sevenoaks

11 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 91% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Croydon granted permission on 19 May 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

Within 0.3 miles

  • 8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE

    22/03877/PRE Submitted 20 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    Alterations and retention of 2no. black wrought iron entrance gates to existing driveway entrances to property

    Decided 3 docs

  • 14 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE

    26/01622/CAT Submitted 3 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    T1- Austrian Pine: Fell due to base encroaching on driveway. T2- Beech: Reduce back to previous reduction points.

    Withdrawn 5 docs

  • 14 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE

    24/03441/CAT Submitted 8 Oct 2024 100 yards away

    Fell to just above ground level.1. Conifer Tree, 2. Apple Tree, 3. Cherry Tree

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 13 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

    23/01964/TR5 Submitted 18 May 2023 150 yards away

    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

  • 11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

    24/03502/CAT Submitted 14 Oct 2024 150 yards away

    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

  • 11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

    23/01243/CAT Submitted 29 Mar 2023 150 yards away

    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)

    Granted Trees 6 docs

In Croydon

  • 26/02310/TRE Decided

    90D Higher Drive Purley CR8 2HJ

    T1 - Yew - To crown lift mature TPOed Yew tree located in the front garden to 3m and selectively reduce branches protruding the natural crown by up to 1.5m. T2 - Western red cedar- To crown lift mature Western red cedar located in the front garden to 3m and selectively reduce branches protruding the natural crown by up to 1.5m. (TPO 70, 1989)

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/02687/TRE Awaiting decision

    Albany 1 Uplands Road Kenley CR8 5EE

    1 x Beech tree - Fell to ground level due to Large wound & bark missing at base and black sooty like dust under bark and exposed area. Historic large limb failure and shedding smaller branches on a regular basis (TPO 131)

    18 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02673/TRE Awaiting decision

    Coombe Lodge 104 Coombe Road Croydon CR0 5RB

    T1 - Yew - Lateral reduction of minimum of 2m from building T2 - Sycamore - Lateral reduction of minimum of 2m from building T3 - Sycamore - Lateral reduction of minimum of 2m from building (TPO 31, 1988)

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02657/TRE Awaiting decision

    189 Pampisford Road South Croydon CR2 6DF

    1x Fir Tree - Crown lift to 2.5m measured from ground level. 3x Lime trees - I would like to prune the lower branches up to approximately 2 metres from ground level. 1x Silver Birch tree -I would like to prune the lower branches up to approximately 0.5 metres from ground level. (TPO 16, 2004)

    Received 16 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02638/TRE Awaiting decision

    159 Coombe Road Croydon CR0 5SQ

    T1 Common Beech. Reduce exterior of crown by 2m in all directions. Raise the crown over the neighbouring property to the left to 5m form ground level. (TPO 31, 1989)

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Trees