Planning application
3 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference 26/02718/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02718/CAT
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 14 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Purley And Woodcote
- Postcode
- CR8 3LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2026
Received by Croydon
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Oct 2026
Decision issued: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
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14 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
What this grant of permission means
Croydon granted permission on 14 October 2026, 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Croydon's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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