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11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

Granted Croydon 24/03502/CAT Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

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
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 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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)

    Decided 24 Apr 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Received by Croydon

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Top Notch Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Purley

Active · incorporated 2013 · Purley

38 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What 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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  • 11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

    23/01243/CAT Submitted 29 Mar 2023 2m away

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    Granted Trees 6 docs

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  • 17 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

    19/04851/CAT Submitted 14 Oct 2019 132m away

    2 x Cypress - Fell to ground level

    Granted Trees 4 docs

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