Planning application
24 Birch Grove Kingswood Surrey KT20 6QU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Birch tree: Prune to reduce the height by 1.5m and lateral spread by 0.75m, pruning to significant growth points. T2 - Oak: Reduce the crown by 20%, pruning to significant growth points and not beyond the previous cut points. This includes reducing height by 1.5m and shortening lateral branches by 0.75m.
As published by the council, reference 25/01836/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01836/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
- Decision by
- Neighbourhood Development Manager
- Postcode
- KT20 6QU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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23/02247/TPO Granted
24 Birch Grove Kingswood Surrey KT20 6QU
MODIFIED SPECIFICATION FOR T1 SEE CONDITION 2 T1 Oak. Reduce the crown to the previous cut points. This being a height reduction of two metres and lateral branch shortening of one metre. T1 Silver Birch. Reduce the creo size, tip pruning to shorten branches by 0.5m. T3 Hornbeam. Reduce the height by 1.5m and reshape.
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22/02369/TPO Granted
24 Birch Grove Kingswood Surrey KT20 6QU
T1. Oak. Oak. Reduce crown by 1.5m to the previous cut points. Crown lift drooping branches by 1.5m. T2. Oak. Reduce crown by 1m to the previous cut points. Crown lift drooping branches by 1m. T3. Oak. Reduce crown by 1m to the previous cut points. Crown lift drooping branches by 1m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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3 Dec 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reigate and Banstead granted permission on 3 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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