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48 High Street, Bletchingley, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4PA

Granted Tandridge 2020/1658/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

T3) - Horse Chestnut – Raise Crown by removal of trunk epicormic growth. Reduce crown from appx 7m leaving a residual radial spread of appx 5m. Shorten low branches leaving appx 1m clearance from property 48 and phone lines. The Shortening of secondary or tertiary branches will not affect the overall shape and size of tree.

As published by the council, reference 2020/1658/TPO

Application record

Reference
2020/1658/TPO
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Determined
Decision
Approved
Received
18 Sep 2020
Validated
18 Sep 2020
Decided
11 Nov 2020
Ward
Bletchingley and Nutfield
Parish
Bletchingley
Postcode
RH1 4PA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tandridge register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2025/1293/TPO Granted

    48 High Street, Bletchingley, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4PA

    Please refer to photos provided: T2) - Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) to reduce canopy by approximately 2-3m to leave a natural and well balanced tree. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points as per BS 3998. Lower epicormic growth on stem to be removed so that it doesn’t impede on adjacent building. Any dead wood within the canopy shall also be removed.

    Decided 11 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 2025/1292/TCA Granted

    48 High Street, Bletchingley, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4PA

    Please refer to photos provided: T1) - Bay tree (Laurus nobilis) Stems to be reduced in height by approximately 4m to leave a maintainable 1.75m bush. T2) - TPO'd tree - submitted separate application.

    Decided 11 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2020

    Received by Tandridge

  2. 11 Nov 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Tandridge granted permission on 11 November 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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