Planning application
4 Pepper Close, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6BJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Corsican Pine - Reduce back the overextended lateral branches on the driveway side only by removal of up to approximately 2m in branch length. Lift to 3m from ground level. T2 - Cedar - Remove any major dead and diseased wood and sever the ivy at the base. T3 - English Oak - Reduce the overall crown size by removal of up to approximately 2m in branch length. T4 - Ash - Fell T5 - Yew - Reduce back the lateral branches encroaching towards the property by removal of up to approximately 1m T6 - Cypress - Fell T7 - Corsican Pine - Remove major dead and diseased wood. T8 - Cedar - Reduce the overall crown size by removal of up to approximately 2m on the overextended limbs. T9 - Cypress - Reduce the main leading tallest stem by 2-2.5m. T10 - English Oak - Reduce the overall crown size by removal of up to approximately 2m.
As published by the council, reference 2020/746/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2020/746/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 20 Apr 2020
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2020
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2020
- Ward
- Queens Park
- Parish
- Caterham-on-the-Hill
- Postcode
- CR3 6BJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2020
Received by Tandridge
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9 Jun 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Tandridge granted permission on 9 June 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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