Planning application
Little Croft, Big Common Lane, Bletchingley, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4QE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Horse Chestnut (T1) - To section fell mature Horse chestnut which is suffering from bleeding canker and has vast amounts of die back in the tips using appropriate rigging techniques, and or hand held cuts. A new tree will be replanted in its place within the next growing season..
As published by the council, reference 2020/1154/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/1154/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 6 Jul 2020
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2020
- Decided
- 14 Sep 2020
- Ward
- Bletchingley and Nutfield
- Parish
- Bletchingley
- Postcode
- RH1 4QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2020
Received by Tandridge
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21 Jul 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Sep 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tandridge granted permission on 14 September 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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