Planning application
Tesco, Guards Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5QX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Crown lift to 3m. T2) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Crown lift to 3m. T3) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Basal/Epicormic growth removal and Re-Pollard. T4) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Re-Pollard T5) - Tilia x europaea (Common Lime) - Basal/Epicormic growth removal, remove dead and diseased wood, re-Pollard. T6) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Crown lift to 3m. T7) - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) - Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects, crown lift to 3m, reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m, vegetation clearance. T8) - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) - Crown lift to 3m. T9) - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) - Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects, crown lift to 3m, reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m, vegetation clearance. T10) - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) - Reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m. T11) - Pyrus communis 'Beech Hill' (Beech Hill Pear) - Crown lift to 2.5m T12) - Pyrus communis 'Beech Hill' (Beech Hill Pear) - Crown lift to 2.5m T13) - Pyrus communis 'Beech Hill' (Beech Hill Pear) - Crown lift to 2.5m.
As published by the council, reference 2026/39/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/39/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 14 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Westway;Westway
- Parish
- Caterham-on-the-Hill
- Postcode
- CR3 5QX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1022/T Awaiting decision
Tesco, Guards Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5QX
Replacing Existing VMO2 Telegraph Pole – Street Furniture (The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 16, class A
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2020/2190 Granted
Tesco, Guards Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5QX
Erection of 1x 42" LCD media screen and 3x 1250mm x 700mm Steel flag post signs, overall 2450mm in height (Advertisement Consent).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
Received by Tandridge
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24 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
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Tandridge granted permission on 24 February 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.
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