Planning application
Church Cottage, Church Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6HB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1) Leylandii - Full removal. Proposal of planting a new tree in its place more suited for the location. G1) Bay trees and Leylandii - Reduction in height by 30% and reduce lateral branches up to 2m. Proposal of reductions to help maintain and reduce hazard.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1134/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1134/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Awaiting a Decision
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Lingfield, Crowhurst & Tandridge
- Parish
- Lingfield
- Postcode
- RH7 6HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Tandridge
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tandridge took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tandridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tandridge decided tree works applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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