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9 Rockfield Close, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DN

Granted Tandridge 2020/1765/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

T1) - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the length of the longest lateral branches closest to the house and garage by 2.5 metres to leave a residual length of 6.5 metres. Thin crown by 10% and remaining crown to be pruned in proportion, in order to maintain the natural shape of the tree. No change will be made to current height of the tree.

As published by the council, reference 2020/1765/TPO

Application record

Reference
2020/1765/TPO
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Determined
Decision
Approved
Received
4 Oct 2020
Validated
2 Nov 2020
Decided
15 Dec 2020
Ward
Oxted South
Parish
Oxted
Postcode
RH8 0DN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Oct 2020

    Received by Tandridge

  2. 2 Nov 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tandridge granted permission on 15 December 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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