Planning application
Rydes Hill Preparatory, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8BP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G 1 1733 (Ash): Fell trees due to Ash dieback, T 1 1734 (Common Oak): remove dead wood, G 2 1735 (Ash, Sycamore, Horse Chestnut and Common Oak): Fell ash trees due to ash dieback and remove severe ivy on all remaining trees, T 2 1736 (Common Lime): Remove basal growth, T 4 1738 (Yew): Fell tree (dead), T 8 1742: (Silver Maple): Reduce crown height by 2m. Reduce crown spread by 3m, G 3 1743 (Norway Maple, Horse Chestnut, Hornbeam, Ash and Sycamore): Fell the 3 Ash within group & the 2 dead sycamore. Lift all trees over school entrance road to 5m, T 30 1867 (Common Oak): Remove dead wood, broken and damaged branches, fungal brackets and cavity visible on stem, G 6 1868 (Sycamore and Hawthorn): Prune tree, T 32 1870 (Sweet Gum): Install non-invasive cable brace as stem bifurcates at ground level, T 39 1877 (Sycamore)/ T 40 1878 (Horse Chestnut): De-ivy, G4 and G5 (Yew, Sycamore, Common Oak, Holly, Western Red Cedar and Portugal Laurel): Remove damaged and broken branches [TPO P1/201/254]
As published by the council, reference 25/T/00294
Application record
- Reference
- 25/T/00294
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Tree Works Approved With Conditions
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Worplesdon
- Parish
- Worplesdon
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU2 8BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/P/00780 Granted
Rydes Hill Preparatory, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8BP
Alterations to an existing school building (Lodge). Addition of a new nursery classroom building. External landscaping and canopy structure associated with the nursery.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Guildford
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16 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works Approved With Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Guildford granted permission on 9 March 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 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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Rydes Hill Preparatory, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8BP
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St Josephs Catholic Primary School, 155 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH
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Discharge of condtion 10 (suds) of planning application 21/P/01659 approved 17/02/2022.
Granted Conditions 17 docs -
Former Westway Car Park, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH
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26/T/00210 Granted
18 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BT
T1 Alder - fell to near ground level. T2 Gleditsia - Prune back limbs over neighbours garden by approx 0.5m (Shalford Conservation Area)
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26/T/00171 Withdrawn
71 Pewley Way, Guildford, GU1 3PZ
Conifers, Yew tree and a small unknown tree: to be trimmed and back to a healthy shape by removal of up to 2 metres to allow retention of the trees within the available space for growth
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26/T/00115 Decided
Burford Cottage, 1 Yew Tree Walk, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5LJ
Yew tree - reduce height from 13m to 8.5m and spread from 8m to 6m, trimming to an aesthetic rounded form (Effingham Conservation Area)
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26/T/00116 Granted
Anchor And Horseshoes, 194 London Road, Guildford, GU1 1XR
G1 Yews. (x3no) Carry out crown reduction work of 3m on radial spread and 1.5m from height and upper canopy. Current height is approx 10m and would be 8.5m after pruning, width of all trees as one, approx 15m and would be 12m from marque to car park. Reason for work. Trees are encroaching on to main building and onto dining area marque, also, pigeon foul is a problem due to area being used for dining, debris drops everywhere and , tree nearest car park has a basal decay on tension side of stem. We wish to alleviate sail area and spread to minimise impact of these trees (TPO P1/201/399).
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26/T/00105 Granted
6 The Oaks, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6FF
Oak (T1) - reduce all round by approximately 2-3 metres to previous reduction points, leaving a retained height of approximately 17-18 metres and radial spread of approximately 6-7 metres; Oak (T2) - reduce all round by approximately 2-2.5 metres to previous reduction points, leaving a retained height of approximately 14-15 metres and radial spread of approximately 4-5 metres; Oak (T3 in decline) - reduce in height by approximately 3 metres leaving a retained height of approximately 14-15 metres and reduce remaining lateral growth by approximately 2-3 metres leaving a retained branch length of 4-6 metres (Tree Preservation Order P1/201/317).