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Hilltop 1 Ballantyne Drive Kingswood Surrey KT20 6EA

Granted Reigate and Banstead 25/01812/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lift 4 scots pine trees by removing the lowest dead limbs (declining branches), they are overhanging very near the ground making it difficult to walk by or around the trees.

As published by the council, reference 25/01812/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/01812/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided (Approved)
Decision
Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Decided
4 Dec 2025
Ward
Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
Decision by
Head of Places and Planning
Postcode
KT20 6EA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/00242/HHOLD Granted

    Hilltop 1 Ballantyne Drive Kingswood Surrey KT20 6EA

    Retrospective application for conversion of integral garage to guest accommodation.

    Decided 6 Apr 2022 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2025

    Received by Reigate and Banstead

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved with Conditions

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Forester Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in London

Active · incorporated 2022 · London

7 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 4 December 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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    22/02700/TPO Submitted 22 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Front Garden. G1 - 6 x Maples. Thin the crown by 20% by removing suppressed/crossing regrowth and reduce the remaining crown by 1.5 metres. The tree group is located at the front of the boundary. The proposed works would not reduce the amenity value of the tree and will allow sustainable tree management in the long term. The works are part of a regular maintenance programme to retain the tree at a suitable size for its location.

    Withdrawn Trees 4 docs
  • High Trees 14 Ballantyne Drive Kingswood Surrey KT20 6EA

    22/02701/TPO Submitted 7 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    MODIFIED SPECIFICATION SEE CONDITION 2 Front Garden G1 - 6 x Maples. Thin the crown by 10% by removing suppressed/crossing regrowth and reduce the remaining crown by 1.5 metres. ALL ITEMS INCLUDING REMOVING ARISING DEBRIS, LEAVING SITE CLEAN AND TIDY. The tree group is located at the front of the boundary. The proposed works would not reduce the amenity value of the tree and will allow sustainable tree management in the long term. The works are part of a regular maintenance programme to retain the tree at a suitable size for its location.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
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  • Hilltop 1 Ballantyne Drive Kingswood Surrey KT20 6EA

    22/00242/HHOLD Submitted 9 Feb 2022 100 yards away

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