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St James School Church Road Ashford TW15 3DZ

Awaiting decision Spelthorne 26/01009/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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Proposal

TPO 030 STA - G001- 20 x Limes - Crown reduction, crown lifting and crown thinning to shrink overall height and spread of the canopy, remove lower branches and inner branches and re pollard back to previous cuts.

As published by the council, reference 26/01009/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/01009/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Ashford North And Stanwell South
Parish
Stanwell And Stanwell Moor ED
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TW15 3DZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Spelthorne register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00445/TPO Granted

    St James School Church Road Ashford TW15 3DZ

    TPO030STA - G008 - Installing a Root Barrier Block, due to tree root damage from 3 common Ash Trees (2 trees have tags on them - 0708 & 0631)

    Decided 4 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 19/00428/DC5 Granted

    St James School Church Road Ashford TW15 3DZ

    Discharge of condition 10 in relation planning permission 19/00428/FUL 9 (Issue sheet and drainage verification report)

    Decided 9 Aug 2021 Conditions
  • 19/00428/AMD Granted

    St James School Church Road Ashford TW15 3DZ

    Minor Amendment to the previous application for the erection of new sports hall facility to include 4 no. badminton courts, fitness suite, 2 no. changing rooms, storage, first aid room and reception area. Demolition of existing multi use games area (MUGA) and provision of an outdoor 5-a side pitch and car park (as previously approved ref 19/00428/FUL) to include a reduction in the height of the building, reduced the covered viewing area and panelling has been reduced in size and removed on the rear elevation.

    Decided 12 Dec 2019 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by Spelthorne

  2. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Spelthorne took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

St James Boys School Agent

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Spelthorne for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Spelthorne decided tree works applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

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  • St James School Church Road Ashford TW15 3DZ

    26/00445/TPO Submitted 30 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    TPO030STA - G008 - Installing a Root Barrier Block, due to tree root damage from 3 common Ash Trees (2 trees have tags on them - 0708 & 0631)

    Granted Trees 8 docs
  • St James School Church Road Ashford TW15 3DZ

    19/00428/DC5 Submitted 25 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 10 in relation planning permission 19/00428/FUL 9 (Issue sheet and drainage verification report)

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • St James School Church Road Ashford TW15 3DZ

    19/00428/AMD Submitted 2 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Minor Amendment to the previous application for the erection of new sports hall facility to include 4 no. badminton courts, fitness suite, 2 no. changing rooms, storage, first aid room and reception area. Demolition of existing multi use games area (MUGA) and provision of an outdoor 5-a side pitch and car park (as previously approved ref 19/00428/FUL) to include a reduction in the height of the building, reduced the covered viewing area and panelling has been reduced in size and removed on the rear elevation.

    Granted Amendments Demolition 11 docs
  • Sailboard Club House 32A Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY

    26/00672/FUL Submitted 29 Jun 2026 150 yards away

    63% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

    Erection of a replacement dwelling together with detached ancillary car port/store building.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 26 docs
    Domestic
  • Pavement Outside North Surrey Family Centre Stanwell Road Ashford TW15 3DU

    21/01108/T56 Submitted 6 Jul 2021 150 yards away

    Proposed telecommunications installation: Proposed 15.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.

    Refused Telecoms 13 docs
  • Sailboard Club House 32A Edward Way Ashford TW15 3AY

    25/01453/CLD Submitted 4 Dec 2025 150 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness for existing timber cabin building and use as a single independent dwelling.

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs
    Domestic

In Spelthorne

  • 26/00956/TCA Decided

    4B Church Street Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 6RG

    Trees in the Lower Sunbury Conservation Area - Bay - Reduce the top of the tree by approx 40% to match adjacent gutter. Trim sides to tidy - Ash - Reduce overhang by cutting secondary growth only to previous pruning point. Up to a height of approx 7 meters.

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/00972/TPO Granted

    182 Thames Side Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2JH

    TPO/27/STA G001 - Copper Beech - reduce tree by approximately 20% leaving a crown spread of no less than 5 metres and a finished height of no less than 12 metres.

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/00984/TPO Decided

    14 Parkside Place Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2QZ

    TPO197 - G1 - Beech x8 - T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 and T8 on plan - Reduce in height by 4-5 metres to previous reduction position and shape/pollard - T8 only - trim overhanging branches back to within 1.5m of boundary fencing and reduce the overhang over neighboring properties.

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 28 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/00970/TCA Decided

    The Old Ferry House Ferry Square Church Square Shepperton TW17 9JY

    Tree in Shepperton Conservation Area - False Acicia (T1 on plan) - reduce in height by 4m and the width by 2m - resulting 12m high with a width of 7m.

    Received 16 Sep, published by the council 28 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01004/TPO Decided

    65 The Avenue Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5HY

    TPO030SUN/T025 - 1 x Horse Chestnut to carefully hand remove existing surrounding paving slabs and replacement with permeable gravel path laid on existing sub-base.

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees