Planning application
140 Harestone Hill, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6DH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) - Beech RHS of drive - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth 19x12m down to 17x10m G2) - Beech group comprising of 3 trees front garden - Crown reduce to the previous crown reduction points removing approximately 2 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth and shall not exceed beyond the previous crown reduction points. 19x10m down to 19x8m
As published by the council, reference 2025/970/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/970/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 13 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Harestone
- Parish
- Caterham Valley
- Postcode
- CR3 6DH
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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2026/243/TPO Granted
140 Harestone Hill, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6DH
1) - Beech RHS of drive - Carefully dismantle to as close to ground level as possible utilising a Mobile Elevated Work Platform
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by Tandridge
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13 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
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Tandridge granted permission on 13 October 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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