Planning application
4 Badgers Wood, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5PX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) - Oak - Current height 22m crown spread N0m E6m S9m W0m - Fell to ground level. T2) - Hornbeam - Current Height 17m Crown spread N1m E7m S8m W3m - Reduce tree laterally near to the previous points (T2 no reduction in height, finished crown spread - N1m E5m S5.5m W3m) T3) - Hornbeam - Crown lift over driveway to 5m.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1301/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1301/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 13 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Chaldon;Chaldon
- Parish
- Chaldon;Chaldon
- Postcode
- CR3 5PX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/242/TPO Granted
4 Badgers Wood, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5PX
T1) - Hornbeam - Remove.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2025
Received by Tandridge
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tandridge granted permission on 8 January 2026, 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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