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Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN

Granted Surrey Heath TCA/24/0028 Conservation Area (Trees)

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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 9 Jul 2026
  • 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

    Decided 6 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Dec 2024

    Received by Surrey Heath

  2. 11 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: No Objection

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, registered in Farnham

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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.

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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  • Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN

    TCA/24/0024 Submitted 15 Oct 2024 0m away

    Tree 1: Silver Maple - Pollard at 5-6 metres Tree has suffered a major failure works are to reduce further risk

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN

    TCA/26/0012 Submitted 9 Jul 2026 1m away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep

    Group A: Hollies - Fell - Trees have never been managed and are now etiolated and sparse. Works subject to Church Road Windlesham conservation area.

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs
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    Granted Extension 7 docs
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