Planning application
Trotsworth Court Christchurch Road Virginia Water Surrey GU25 4AG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - Group of Western Red Cedars to left of Block F - cut back to create 1m clearance from building. Trees are growing very close to building
As published by the council, reference RU.25/1684
Application record
- Reference
- RU.25/1684
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Tree- Grant works to tree covered by TPO
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 6 Jan 2026
- Postcode
- GU25 4AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Runnymede register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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RU.26/0938 Awaiting decision
Trotsworth Court Christchurch Road Virginia Water Surrey GU25 4AG
T3 - Lime - reduce back by 4m to previous pruning points to leave a finished height of 17m The tree has several defects: significant cavity developing at 3m, acceptable condition at present, significant included bark, multi bleeds on eastern side of stem from ground to 2m, poor primary union at 2m. These are the current spread dimensions: 10.5m to N; 7.5m to E; 6m to S; 8m to W T5 - Lime - raise canopy over road up to 5.5m and reduce canopy over Block F to allow 2m clearance from building and road to comply with Highways regulations T6 - Lime - raise canopy to 2.5m over footpath to comply with Highways regulations G9 - Lime - fell to 5m fork - previous branch failure - asymmetrical canopy, large diameter decaying stub at 4m where stem failed, excessive epicormic growth suggests declining physiological condition, significant die back to top of canopy, sounding mallet suggests excessive decay to the base of the stem. G3 - Robinia - fell - heavily leaning over road, woodpecker hole in main stem at approx 5m, significant dead wood, significatn decay to main stem indicated by woodpecker hole G19 & G3 - group of Sycamore and Robinia - raise canopies up to 5.5m and remove large Robinia leader leaning over road to comply with Highways regulations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by Runnymede
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6 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree- Grant works to tree covered by TPO
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11 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
Runnymede granted permission on 6 January 2026, 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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Trotsworth Court Christchurch Road Virginia Water Surrey GU25 4AG
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T3 - Lime - reduce back by 4m to previous pruning points to leave a finished height of 17m The tree has several defects: significant cavity developing at 3m, acceptable condition at present, significant included bark, multi bleeds on eastern side of stem from ground to 2m, poor primary union at 2m. These are the current spread dimensions: 10.5m to N; 7.5m to E; 6m to S; 8m to W T5 - Lime - raise canopy over road up to 5.5m and reduce canopy over Block F to allow 2m clearance from building and road to comply with Highways regulations T6 - Lime - raise canopy to 2.5m over footpath to comply with Highways regulations G9 - Lime - fell to 5m fork - previous branch failure - asymmetrical canopy, large diameter decaying stub at 4m where stem failed, excessive epicormic growth suggests declining physiological condition, significant die back to top of canopy, sounding mallet suggests excessive decay to the base of the stem. G3 - Robinia - fell - heavily leaning over road, woodpecker hole in main stem at approx 5m, significant dead wood, significatn decay to main stem indicated by woodpecker hole G19 & G3 - group of Sycamore and Robinia - raise canopies up to 5.5m and remove large Robinia leader leaning over road to comply with Highways regulations
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RU.26/0594 Refused
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RU.26/0595 Decided
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RU.26/0569 Granted
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RU.26/0605 Granted
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RU.26/0576 Granted
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T1 - Oak at front - fell - tree has Acute Oak Decline (AOD) The tree is in advanced decline, almost dead, due AOD evidenced by weeping exudates on the main stem and progressive and advanced canopy dieback monitored over 5+ years. Structural integrity and vitality are now significantly compromised. Given its proximity to the dwelling and highway (high target occupancy), retention presents an unacceptable foreseeable risk of failure and liability under duty of care obligations. Felling is therefore justified on arboricultural safety grounds.