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
1) - Beech RHS of drive - Carefully dismantle to as close to ground level as possible utilising a Mobile Elevated Work Platform
As published by the council, reference 2026/243/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/243/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Harestone;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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2025/970/TPO Granted
140 Harestone Hill, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6DH
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Tandridge
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29 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tandridge granted permission on 29 April 2026, 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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