Planning application
The Firs, Neb Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9JN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Declining Lime in front of The Firs reduced heavily to 8m from ground level. Reduce risk of failure.
As published by the council, reference 2020/242/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/242/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 3 Feb 2020
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2020
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2020
- Ward
- Oxted North and Tandridge
- Parish
- Oxted
- Postcode
- RH8 9JN
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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2020/2237/TPO Granted
The Firs, Neb Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9JN
(A2) - Beech - Crown Lift up to 5m, only removing smaller branches up to 75mm diameter. (Please refer to photos provided) (T6) - Maple - Lift Crown up to 4m, only removing smaller branches up to 75mm diameter. (Please refer to photos provided) (T8) - Silver Birch - Reduce lowest lateral limb on south-eastern aspect by 2.5 - 3m, leaving a finished branch length of 4m. Reduce limb overhanging neighbouring property on eastern aspect by 2.5 - 3m, leaving a finished branch length of 5 - 6m. Works will not unbalance the crown form. (Please refer to photos provided)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2020
Received by Tandridge
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18 Mar 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tandridge granted permission on 18 March 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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2026/1244/TPO Awaiting decision
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2026/1247/TPO Awaiting decision
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