Planning application
St Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Ripley GU23 6AE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reshape hedges 1, 2 and 3 to reshape to limit their height to 2 metres and reduce their width to recover unrestricted access to the church. The topping and pruning would be done over three winter periods so that no individual tree within the hedges has more than the top or one side pruned in one period (Ripley Conservation Area).
As published by the council, reference 25/T/00226
Application record
- Reference
- 25/T/00226
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Application Approved
- Received
- 29 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Send & Lovelace
- Parish
- Ripley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU23 6AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2025
Received by Guildford
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10 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Tree Application Approved
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- Officer report
- Decision notice
- Application form - redacted
- Location plan
- Photos
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 10 November 2025, 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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