Planning application
15 Saxbys Lane, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6DL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Please refer to photos provided: T1) - Willow with major limb failure lying in garden of 15 Saxbys Mead: Snapped limbs to be removed and cut clean. Height of tree to be reduced by approximately 1.5m leaving a finished height of approximately 7m. Longest lateral limb to be reduced in length by approximately 2.5m leaving a finished length of approximately 4m. The rest of the canopy is to be balanced sensitively and appropriately to maintain natural shape. Many lateral limbs overextended due to co-dominant leaders heavily leaning and hanging over neighbouring garden.
As published by the council, reference 2025/965/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/965/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Lingfield, Crowhurst & Tandridge
- Parish
- Lingfield
- Postcode
- RH7 6DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by Tandridge
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
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Tandridge granted permission on 2 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
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