Planning application
Land at Virginia Park Virginia Water Surrey GU25 4BH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Plane - reduce by 2m to leave a finished height of 15m and spread of 19m T2 - Plane - reduce by 2m to leave finished height of 15m and finished spread of 17m T3 - Plane - reduce by 2m to leave finished height of 15m and finished spread of 11m T4 - Maple - reduce by 2m to leave finished height of 15m and finished spread of 6m T5 - Maple - reduce by 2m to leave finished height of 14m and finished spread of 7m All of the above trees are growing in very close proximity to the adjacent properties and in some sections branches are over-extended. The Estate feels they have a duty of care to the owners/occupiers of the adjacent houses to reduce the trees and therefore reduce the risk of limb failure.
As published by the council, reference RU.25/1686
Application record
- Reference
- RU.25/1686
- 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 4BH
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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