Planning application
Reigate St Marys School Chart Lane Reigate Surrey RH2 7RN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T001 (Common Ash): Fell tree before decline limits felling options. G002 (Mixed species x7): Fell dead marked trees. T003 (Common Ash): Fell tree before decline limits felling options. G004 (Elm x3):Fell trees. T005 (Western Red Cedar): Fell tree and also fell the small dead Elm near the base. T006 (Sycamore): Fell tree. T009 (Cypress): Fell tree. T010 (Cypress): Fell tree. T011 (Sycamore): Fell tree. T012 (Cypress): Fell tree. T014 (Silver Birch): Fell tree. T015 (Common Ash): Fell tree before decline limits felling options. T019 (Corsican Pine): Fell tree. T020 (Scots Pine): Fell tree outside of nesting season. T021 (Pedunculate Oak): Fell dead stem. G022 (Mixed species): Fell dead or dying Elm stems. T023 (False Acacia): Fell tree. T024 (Not identified): Fell tree. T025 (Sycamore): Reduce to 6m high habitat pole (Tree may recover as a pollard). G026 (Mixed species): Fell the two Holly trees with tags 0299 and 0301. Prune back the remaining trees to create a 1.5m clearance between small diameter branches and the canteen building. T027 (Cypress): Fell tree.T028 (Common Holly): Fell tree. T029 (Common Holly): Remove the upper section of the crown to leave an overall height of approximately 7-8m. T030 (Lime): Reduce height to 9m to initiate pollard management and proportionately reduce lateral branches.T032 (ComCommon holly):** Fell tree.T001 (Wellingtonia):** Fell tree. T002 (Silver birch):** Remove split, broken, diseased, or decaying branches and deadwood that are greater than 25 mm. T003 (Common holly): Fell tree. T005 (Norway maple): Fell tree. T006 (Common holly): Fell tree.T007 (Common hawthorn): Fell tree. T008 (Silver birch): Fell tree. T009 (Not identified): Fell tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/01227/CAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01227/CAN
- Status
- Decided (Approved)
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Reigate
- Decision by
- Head of Places and Planning
- Postcode
- RH2 7RN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00729/CAN Granted
Reigate St Marys School Chart Lane Reigate Surrey RH2 7RN
1. Holm Oak in St. Mary School grounds adjacent to the rear garden - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres and crown thin by 15%. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth 20x14m down to 19x11m works to allow light into adjacent properties
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23/01959/CAN Granted
Reigate St Marys School Chart Lane Reigate Surrey RH2 7RN
1 x London plane (T1): Reduce lateral horizontal branches that overhang Land to the rear of 77-83 Bell Street, Reigate, by 2m; as shown in the photographs below, pruning to suitable secondary growth and maintaining the tree?s natural canopy outline and furnishing growth (no height reduction). Crown lift by about 5m; shortening drooping secondary branches only, lifting to the height of the main lowest lateral branches 1 x group of horse chestnut (G2): Pollard to 1.5m above ground level; to turn into a hedge
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22/00704/ADV Refused
Reigate St Marys School Chart Lane Reigate Surrey RH2 7RN
Retrospective consent for the display of three signs.
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22/00087/CAN Granted
Reigate St Marys School Chart Lane Reigate Surrey RH2 7RN
G1 Yew x 2 by footpath Crown Lift to provide 4 metres clearance from ground level and reduce back overhang towards houses to North by 2m approx Height pre 9m post 5m Crown spread pre 8m post 4m. T2 Elm Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres and remove major deadwood greater than 20mm diameter. Height pre works 19m post 16m Crown spread pre works 9m post 6m. T3 Holm Oak Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 4 metres. Height pre works 23m post 19m Crown spread pre 14m post 10m. T4 Holly Crown lift / cutback overhang over path to North by 2-3m Height pre works 9m post 9m Crown spread pre 5m post 3m. T5 Lime Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 4 metres and remove basal growth and clear stem to crown break at 7m. Height pre works 20m post 16m Crown spread pre works 9m post 7m T6 Oak Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. Height pre works 10m post 8m Crown spread pre 7m post 5m Works required as part of landscaping project for school and cutting back overhang onto pathways
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by Reigate and Banstead
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Oct 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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12 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided (Approved)
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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