Planning application
West Hill Place,west Hill, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9BU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T20 Tulip Tree -Remove major dead and diseased wood, 25mm in diameter and over. T8 Cypress- Fell as close to ground level as possible.Grind out stump to 200mm below ground level. G14 Row of Lawson Cypress -Continue to manage.Trim top and face. T6 Ash - Sever ivy, removing a 300mm section around the base of the tree.
As published by the council, reference 2020/51/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/51/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 9 Jan 2020
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2020
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2020
- Ward
- Oxted North and Tandridge
- Parish
- Oxted
- Postcode
- RH8 9BU
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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2020/1998/TPO Granted
West Hill Place, West Hill, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9BU
G14) - Lawson Cypress Group - Reduce height by appx 3m, or to a point where most suitable to retain the aesthetical value of the hedgerow leaving a residual height of appx 7m. Trim the face of the hedge back from the garden side.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2020
Received by Tandridge
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24 Feb 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 24 February 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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