Planning application
Beech House, Church Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BW
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech (T1) (on Church Lane) - deadwood clear utilities; crown lift to 5m; cut back from walking shed by up to 3m to remove conflict with building Horse Chestnut (T2) - reduce by 50% due to extensive decay Sycamore (T3) - crown reduce by up to 3m to reduce wind loading & asymmetrical crown following reduction of Horse Chestnut
As published by the council, reference 2019/2063/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2019/2063/TCA
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 26 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2020
- Ward
- Godstone
- Parish
- Godstone
- Postcode
- RH9 8BW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2023/364/TCA Granted
Beech House, Church Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BW
T1) - Horse Chestnut - To fell tree in rear garden to ground level. (Please refer to photos provided.) T2) - Lawson conifer (adjacent to the neighbouring property) - Fell to ground level. (Please refer to photos provided.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2019
Received by Tandridge
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16 Jan 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Tandridge granted permission on 16 January 2020, 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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