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11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

Awaiting decision Croydon 26/02999/CAT

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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)

As published by the council, reference 26/02999/CAT

Application record

Reference
26/02999/CAT
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Purley And Woodcote
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.

  • 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

    Decided 11 Nov 2024 Trees
  • 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. 22 Oct 2026

    Received by Croydon

  2. 22 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Croydon took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 22 Oct 2026
  • SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 22 Oct 2026
  • PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Drawing · 22 Oct 2026
  • PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Drawing · 22 Oct 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Croydon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Croydon's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 3 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

    26/02718/CAT Submitted 23 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    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

    24/03502/CAT Submitted 14 Oct 2024 50 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 50 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

  • 13 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF

    23/01964/TR5 Submitted 18 May 2023 50 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

  • 14 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE

    26/01622/CAT Submitted 3 Jun 2026 100 yards away

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

    Withdrawn 5 docs

  • 8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE

    22/03877/PRE Submitted 20 Sep 2022 100 yards away

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

    Decided 3 docs