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5 Pepper Close, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6BJ

Granted Tandridge 2025/1278/TPO Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1) - Cedar - Reduce back the 2x lowest lateral branches growing towards the property by removal of up to approximately 1.5metres in branch length. T2) - Thuja - Western red cedar - Trim back the lower part of the crown to tidy by removal of up to approximately 0.5metres in branch length. (Please refer to photos provided.)

As published by the council, reference 2025/1278/TPO

Application record

Reference
2025/1278/TPO
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Determined
Decision
Approved
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Decided
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Portley and Queens Park;Portley and Queens Park
Parish
Caterham-on-the-Hill;Caterham-on-the-Hill
Postcode
CR3 6BJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2025

    Received by Tandridge

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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What this grant of permission means

Tandridge granted permission on 17 December 2025, 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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