Planning application
Oakfield House 9A Hollymead Road Chipstead Surrey CR5 3LQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak tree at front of house. The Oak tree is dead and requires removal. As a landowner I have a duty under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957 to take action if a tree on my property could cause damage to vehicles or injury to a member of the public. Surrey Highways letter included with photo and map location of the tree. I propose to plant either a Silver Birch (Betula Pendula), Carpus Betulus (Hornbeam) or Sarbus Ana (Whitebeam) in my back garden as a replacement tree.
As published by the council, reference 25/01539/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01539/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 27 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
- Decision by
- Neighbourhood Development Manager
- Postcode
- CR5 3LQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2025
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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22 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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