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Hestia, Herons Lea, Copthorne, Crawley, Surrey, RH10 3HE

Granted Tandridge 2020/1459/TPO Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Oak- (T1) - Reduce Crown by 1.5m leaving a residual height of appx 13.5m. Reduce Lateral spread by 1.5m leaving a lateral spread of 13.5m. Oak (T2 + T3) - Reduce Crown by 1.5m to previous points.

As published by the council, reference 2020/1459/TPO

Application record

Reference
2020/1459/TPO
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
16 Aug 2020
Validated
24 Aug 2020
Decided
15 Oct 2020
Ward
Felbridge
Parish
Felbridge
Postcode
RH10 3HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tandridge register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2021/280/TPO Granted

    Hestia, Herons Lea, Copthorne, Crawley, Surrey, RH10 3HE

    T3) Oak - Reduce by 1.5m leaving natural shape. Tree is approximately 18m high leaving reduced height of 16.5m and is approximately 12m wide leaving reduced width of 10.5m. Tree is now larger than rest of Oaks in garden which have previously been reduced. Reduction would bring tree in line with rest of garden.

    Decided 20 Apr 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Aug 2020

    Received by Tandridge

  2. 24 Aug 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tandridge granted permission on 15 October 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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