Planning application
Priest Hill Cottage, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Please refer to photos provided: 01- 5x Robinia - Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. Sever and remove 2 m section of ivy. Remove the laurel stem growing through the crown The second tree. 02 - Laurel Hedge - Reduce height by 3 ft. 03 - Laurel Hedge - Reduce the remainder of hedge to match the cut Section. 04 - Laurel Hedge - Fell the stem leaning over the neighbours and fell the 3 upright stems and the single remaining conifer. 05 - 8 x Conifer Stems - Fell to the height of the hedge. 06 - Cherry - Carefully fell to near ground level. 07 - Conifer - Carefully Fell To Near Ground Level. 08 - Line of conifer - Carefully Fell To Near Ground Level the section of Hedge consumed by the climber. Remove stump with mechanical grinder to a depth of 300mm below ground level. 09 - 4 x Conifer and 1 Laurel - Carefully fell to near ground level. remove the stumps of 3 conifers and the laurel.
As published by the council, reference 2025/974/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/974/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 21 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Limpsfield
- Parish
- Limpsfield
- Postcode
- RH8 0DT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2022/1190 Granted
Priest Hill Cottage, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DT
Roof extension with dormers, two-storey side and two-storey front extension. Replacement of existing conservatory.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2025
Received by Tandridge
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2 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
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Tandridge granted permission on 2 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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