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Rourke House Watermans Business Park, Car Park The Causeway Staines-upon-thames Surrey TW18 3BA

Refused Runnymede RU.24/1303 Trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1- Horse Chestnut in which we hope to reduce for the client as previously done by us to a spec of 3-4m height reduction 2m lateral reduction, removing all epicormic growth below crown break, we wish to undertake this in part of maintenance and to try achieve a more balanced crown as this tree has been used to be part of one large canopy including the previous sister horse chestnut until we removed it, it would also be removing lateral branches from rubbing up against office windows but retaining a beautiful tree.

As published by the council, reference RU.24/1303

Application record

Reference
RU.24/1303
Type
Trees
Status
Refused As published: FINAL DECISION
Decision
Refused As published: Tree - Refuse works to tree covered by TPO
Received
27 Sep 2024
Validated
27 Sep 2024
Decided
14 Nov 2024
Postcode
TW18 3BA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Sep 2024

    Received by Runnymede

  2. 14 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Tree - Refuse works to tree covered by TPO

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Runnymede refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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