Planning application
3 The Clares, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6RW
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1) - Ash - Fell as close to ground level as possible and poison stump to prevent re-growth. If necessary client will plant a replacement tree. (Please refer to photos provided.)
As published by the council, reference 2021/1475/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/1475/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 9 Aug 2021
- Validated
- 9 Aug 2021
- Decided
- 4 Oct 2021
- Ward
- Harestone
- Parish
- Caterham Valley
- Postcode
- CR3 6RW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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2020/646/TPO Granted
3 The Clares, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6RW
T1, Ash- To reduce to previous reduction points and remove basal growth - Reason - Repeat works T2, Whitebeam - To reduce to previous reduction points - Reason - Repeat works T3, Whitebeam - To reduce to previous reduction points - Reason - Repeat works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2021
Received by Tandridge
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4 Oct 2021
Decision issued: Refused
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1 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tandridge refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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