Planning application
West House, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce crown overhanging grounds of 'West House' by 2m, leaving a final height of 14m and crown spread of 14m. Reduce Limb growing towards house with fungal bracket (Laetiporus) present by 5m in branch length to appropriate secondary growth points. (Please refer to pictures provided)
As published by the council, reference 2020/1785/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/1785/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 5 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 30 Nov 2020
- Ward
- Limpsfield
- Parish
- Limpsfield
- Postcode
- RH8 0DT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/840 Decided
West House, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DT
Minor works, including replacement windows and garage doors, as well as new windows to the garage (Listed Building Consent)
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2021/753/TPO Granted
West House, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DT
T1) - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce crown laterally by 2m to previous pruning points, leaving a remaining crown spread on western side of 6m. (Please refer to photos provided.)
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2021/276/TPO Granted
West House, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DT
T2: Silver Birch on right-hand side of rear garden felled. Increase area surrounding Sweet Chestnut. T3: Beech within neighbouring property overhanging the left-hand boundary of rear garden cut back to boundary. Remove encroachment.
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2020/732 Granted
West House, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DT
Installation of french doors to dining room and removal of internal wall between kitchen and dining room.(Listed building consent)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Oct 2020
Received by Tandridge
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6 Oct 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Nov 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tandridge granted permission on 30 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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