Planning application
Hestia, Herons Lea, Copthorne, Crawley, Surrey, RH10 3HE
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Aug 2020
Received by Tandridge
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24 Aug 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Oct 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
5 documents on file for this application
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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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