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The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

Split decision Runnymede RU.24/0741 Trees

Works: Trees

Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.

Proposal

Details pursuant to Discharge Conditions 5 (Tree Protection), 10 (Land Contamination) and 13 (Construction Transport Management Plan) of planning permission RU.23/1584 for an extension to an existing school building to provide 6 new classrooms and associated facilities on the North Campus of TASIS in Thorpe.

As published by the council, reference RU.24/0741

Application record

Reference
RU.24/0741
Type
Trees
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Split decisions for Discharge of conditions
Received
31 May 2024
Validated
31 May 2024
Decided
14 Feb 2025
Postcode
TW20 8TE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Runnymede register

This site has had 15 applications since 2023: 14 approved, 0 refused.

  • RU.26/0280 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    Full Planning Permission to reinstate first floor windows to their original design.

    Decided 13 May 2026 Full applications
  • RU.26/0295 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    Listed Building Consent to reinstate first floor windows back to their original design.

    Decided 13 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • RU.26/0279 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to the first floor of Thorpe House to provide additional boarding to the students.

    Decided 27 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • RU.25/1751 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    Maintenance and remedial works to the external walls alongside Coldharbour Lane and facing Church Approach

    Decided 29 May 2026
  • RU.25/1766 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    Maintenance and remedial works to the external walls alongside Coldharbour Lane and facing Church Approach

    Decided 29 May 2026
  • RU.25/1046 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: 148 - Hornbeam - cut back to clear play equipment by 2m. 148 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 155 - Yew - Cut back to clear play equipment by 2m. 155 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 486 -487 Sycamore and Holly - Carefully fell to near ground level. 486-487 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. To reduce the volume of debris, mess and damage caused by birds defecating and nesting over the target area

    Decided 16 Sep 2025 Trees
  • RU.24/1442 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    481 - Sycamore - Remove the large stem nearest the building and reduce the rest of the laterals by 2m. 481 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 483 - Sycamore - Reduce the laterals growing towards the building by 2m. 483 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. Conifer Hedge - Vic Mews 1 - Trim back over the garden to the edge of the path. Buddlia - Vic Mews 1 - Cut back to clear the shed roof. To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 486 - Sycamore - Reduce the laterals growing towards the building by 2m. 486 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 487 - Holly - Remove the two main stems growing over the building. 487 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 465 - 2 x Ash - Carefully fell to near ground level. 465 - The removal of a tree infected with ash die back. 458 - 2 x Ash - Carefully fell to near ground level. 458 - The removal of a tree infected with ash die back. 216 - Sycamore - Reduce the laterals growing over the building by 3m, crown lift to 6m from ground level. 216 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 215 - Magnolia - Reduce the lowest lateral by 5m to the upright stem and reduce the upper laterals over the building by 2m. 215 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage.To give sufficient height clearance over the road. 175 - Silver Birch - Reduce the section of the tree nearest the building by 2m to reshape the crown. 175 - Reduce the overhang to the property beneath

    Decided 5 Dec 2024 Trees
  • RU.23/0336 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    01 - Dead Yew - Fell. 02 - Robinia - Remove epicormic growth to crown break. 03 - 2no. Dead Yews - Fell.

    Decided 5 Apr 2023 Other
  • RU.26/0900 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    Details pursuant to Discharge Condition 3 (Listed Building (Relocated Services and Related Fixtures)) of application RU.26/0279 for: Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to the first floor of Thorpe House to provide additional boarding to the students.

  • RU.26/0871 Granted

    The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

    Details pursuant to Discharge Condition 3 (Secondary Glazing Details) of application RU.26/0295 for: Listed Building Consent to reinstate first floor windows back to their original design.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 May 2024

    Received by Runnymede

  2. 14 Feb 2025

    Decision issued: Split decisions for Discharge of conditions

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Runnymede has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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