Planning application
Potters Cottage, Church Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 ) - Beech tree - Reduce the height from 12m high to 10m high and reduce the width from 11m to 9m. This multi -stemmed tree is growing amongst a BT pole with many lines attached. T2) - Beech tree - Reduce the height of this tree from 12m to 9m, due to the large decaying cavity at the base.
As published by the council, reference 2026/26/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/26/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Godstone;Godstone
- Parish
- Godstone
- Postcode
- RH9 8BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
Received by Tandridge
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17 Feb 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 a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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