Planning application
5a Chaldon Common Road, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5DE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1) Norway Maple - Remove to ground level due to fungus and back falling off T2) Beech tree - Re-pollard back just above old points to keep it maintained T3) Sycamore tree - Re-pollard back just above old points to keep it maintained
As published by the council, reference 2026/1200/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1200/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Awaiting a Decision
- Received
- 22 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chaldon
- Parish
- Chaldon
- Postcode
- CR3 5DE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2026
Received by Tandridge
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1 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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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