Planning application
Forge Cottage, Farleigh Common, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9PE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1) Cherry - Fell as close to ground level as possible. Grind out stump to 200mm below ground level, grindings will be left neatly in stump location. T2) Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction back to previous points leaving furnishing growth by removal of up to 2-5 metres of branch length.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1240/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1240/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Awaiting a Decision
- Received
- 29 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh
- Parish
- Chelsham and Farleigh
- Postcode
- CR6 9PE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2020/2154/TCA Granted
Forge Cottage, Farleigh Common, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9PE
T1) - Chestnut - (Rear Garden - Middle) - Remove dead and diseased wood. (Please refer to photos provided.) Crown lift to 4M, reduce to previous points retaining healthy growth, by a reduction of appx 1.5-1.8m of the branch length. (Please refer to photos provided.) H2) - Mixed Hedge - (Rear of Rear Boundary Wall) Reduce height to approximately 2 metres from ground level (to gutter of shed). Trim back encroachment on to rear boundary wall. Fell to ground level and poison self set sycamores in left hand side corner. (Please refer to photos provided.) G3) - Elderberry & Thorn - (Left Hand Side of Boundary Wall) - Reduce to a height of appx 2m from ground level. Remove ivy from top & garden side of the wall. (Please refer to photos provided.) G4) - Group of Ash and Sycamore - (Left Hand Side of Front Garden) - Reduce height and width of all trees by up to a maximum of 3m of the branch length. Cut back overhang from property to boundary wall lin. Crown lift to 2m. (Please refer to photos provided.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2026
Received by Tandridge
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7 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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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