Planning application
1 Bower Court, High Street, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0DY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Please see marker Site photos - G1: Yew - lower section trimmed / cut back in line with wall. Five overhanging branches cut back in line with wall, to reduce encroachment. Elder felled. Bamboo, Sycamore and Hazel to rear of garages cut back, giving at least 1m clearance.
As published by the council, reference 2026/534/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/534/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Limpsfield
- Parish
- Limpsfield
- Postcode
- RH8 0DY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Tandridge
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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30 Jul 2026
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Documents
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Tandridge granted permission on 30 June 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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