Planning application
Albury Edge East Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3DB
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1. Beech in neighbours to west. Remove 1 low 7" diameter limb toward front of house then reduce remainder of crown to East by approximately 3 metres. Height pre 25m, post 25m Crown spread pre 18m post 15m - Works to reduce encroachment to house G2. Sycamore x 3 in neighbours rear garden LHS. Make new Pollard @ 8 metres from ground level. Brush to be chipped on site beneath trees, tracked chipper to be taken in to neighbours garden via removable panel in font boundary fence line. Height 15m post 8m, Crown spread 5m post 2m - Squirrel damage throughout and shedding branches
As published by the council, reference 23/00170/CAN
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00170/CAN
- Type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 26 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 28 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- Decision by
- Neighbourhood Development Manager
- Postcode
- RH1 3DB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/01913/CAN Granted
Albury Edge East Rockshaw Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3DB
T1 Pine - Tree is showing acute signs of decline. Limited management options. Fell to ground level and grind the stump. T2 Beech - Monolith at point of historic failure. Fungal fruiting bodies present at 0.5m about ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2023
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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28 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 28 February 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.
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