Planning application
The Cloisters, London Road, Guildford, GU1 1FY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T2274 - HORSECHESTNUT: Remove broken hanging branch & tidy stubs. T1 - OVERHANGING NEIGHBOURS LIME (rear of flats): Reduce canopy over flats by 2m & remove deadwood. Finished radial spread of 5m. T2295 - SWEET CHESTNUT: Crown lift to 3m over the car park. T2303 - CORSICAN PINE: Remove. Tree with lost top. Decay in top of stem. T2304 - HORSE CHESTNUT: Reduce crown by 3m in height & spread all round. Tree previously pollarded. Decay in old pollards. Finished height to be 12m with a 4m radial spread. T2305 - CORSICAN PINE: Tree with 3 leaders. Remove stubs and install brace. T2309 - CORSICAN PINE: Tree with twin leader. Remove stubs and install brace.
As published by the council, reference 23/T/00004
Application record
- Reference
- 23/T/00004
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works Approved With Conditions
- Received
- 5 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Burpham
- Parish
- Burpham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU1 1FY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/T/00200 Decided
The Cloisters, London Road, Guildford, GU1 1FY
T1 Corsican pine - Fell to ground level (TPO-P1/201/527)
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23/T/00044 Granted
The Cloisters, London Road, Guildford, GU1 1FY
T1 - Common Lime - Reduce lowest limbs by up to 3 metres overhanging building into proportion with upper crown - T2 - Lawson Cypress Hedge - Reduce in height to previous reduction points and trim sides laving level hedge, prune back side near 15 The cedars by up to 1 metre.- T3 - Leyand Cypress - Fell to ground level - T4 - Apple - Fell to ground level - T5 - Corsican Pine - Remove Deadwood 25mm throughout whole crown - T6 - Cherry Laurel - Crown lift to provide 3 metres clearance over lawn area - T7 - Field Maple - Fell to ground level : TG8 - Various Species along roadside - Fell to ground level multiple dead Elm trees throughout group - Crown lift to 5 metres over roadside and 3 metres over pavement, clearing any traffic lights and signs by a minimum of half metre and maximum of 1 metre (TPO 14 of 2005).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2023
Received by Guildford
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30 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Tree Works Approved With Conditions
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5 Aug 2026
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Dryad Tree Specialists Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Romsey
Active · incorporated 2007 · Romsey
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Guildford granted permission on 30 March 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.
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