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
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
As published by the council, reference 24/03502/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 24/03502/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
- Received
- 14 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 11 Nov 2024
- 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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23/01243/CAT Granted
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2024
Received by Croydon
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11 Nov 2024
Decision issued: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 11 November 2024, 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.
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