Planning application
Cartref, Rockfield Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0HB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) - Oak - Remove two encroaching branches - please refer to photos provided. Photographs 1A and 1B show the branches that I want to remove. T2) - Pseudo acacia - (is marked as T5 on the TPO plan 151) Remove these two branches (Marked in photograph 2A.)
As published by the council, reference 2023/220/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/220/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 20 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Oxted South
- Parish
- Oxted
- Postcode
- RH8 0HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2020/1411/TPO Granted
Cartref, Rockfield Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0HB
Chestnut - (1) - Remove - adjacent Norway Spruce. Chestnut - (2) - Remove the overhanging Oak - (3) - Remove x4 overhanging branches
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2020/361/TPO Granted
Cartref, Rockfield Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0HB
Tree works on TPO/151. 1. Remove the small spindly branches at the bottom of the sycamore described as T6 in the plan. 2. Remove the small spindly branches at the bottom of the sycamore described as T7 in the plan, and one which is overhanging the bushes below. 3. Remove four branches from a tree which is growing underneath a large Norway spruce and which are arching downwards and overhanging the bushes and a bedding area beneath,. 4. Fell the tree marked with arrows on photograph 4 which is growing underneath two large Norway spruce and which is suffering from extensive squirrel damage. 5. Remove several branches from two trees which are growing underneath and round a large Norway spruce and which are overhanging the gragae and the parking area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2023
Received by Tandridge
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17 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 grant of permission means
Tandridge granted permission on 17 April 2023, 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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Cartref, Rockfield Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0HB
Tree works on TPO/151. 1. Remove the small spindly branches at the bottom of the sycamore described as T6 in the plan. 2. Remove the small spindly branches at the bottom of the sycamore described as T7 in the plan, and one which is overhanging the bushes below. 3. Remove four branches from a tree which is growing underneath a large Norway spruce and which are arching downwards and overhanging the bushes and a bedding area beneath,. 4. Fell the tree marked with arrows on photograph 4 which is growing underneath two large Norway spruce and which is suffering from extensive squirrel damage. 5. Remove several branches from two trees which are growing underneath and round a large Norway spruce and which are overhanging the gragae and the parking area.
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T1) - Thuja - Selective stems removed. Height of damaged limb to be reduced to 5m from ground level. Stem damage, reduce weight and risk of failure. Provide clearance from property. (Please refer to photos provided.) G1) - Thuja - Reduce height by up to 6m to a final height of 19m. Reduce excessive height in close proximity to properties. (Please refer to photo provided.) T2) - Thuja - Reduce Stem back in line with lower foliage. Reduce to prevent risk of failure. (Please refer to photos provided.) T3) - Thuja - Crown lift over driveway to 4.5m from ground level. (Please refer to photo provided.)
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Cartref, Rockfield Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0HB
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