Planning application
Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Group A: Liquidambars x 3 - Reduce in height by 2-3 metres to secondary growth points the front (tallest) tree. Reduce the remaining two trees by 1-2 metres to a similar level. Bring in over-extended lateral growth to the North and South by 1-2 metres Remove broken (hazard beam) branches from the Western side of trees. Reduce any remaining over-extended limbs from the outer crowns to establish a single, symmetrical crown (when viewed from the house). Works are to reduce crown size to mitigate risk of large limb failures. Finished height would be 9-10 metres and final radius 4-5 metres
As published by the council, reference TCA/24/0028
Application record
- Reference
- TCA/24/0028
- Type
- Conservation Area (Trees)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 6 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Windlesham & Chobham
- Parish
- Windlesham Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- GU20 6BN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Surrey Heath register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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TCA/26/0012 Awaiting decision
Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN
Group A: Hollies - Fell - Trees have never been managed and are now etiolated and sparse. Works subject to Church Road Windlesham conservation area.
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TCA/24/0024 Granted
Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN
Tree 1: Silver Maple - Pollard at 5-6 metres Tree has suffered a major failure works are to reduce further risk
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Dec 2024
Received by Surrey Heath
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11 Dec 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Dec 2024
Decision issued: No Objection
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31 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Farnham
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Surrey Heath granted permission on 16 December 2024, 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.
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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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