Planning application
Garden Cottage, Church Lane, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5AL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Please refer to photos and report provided: T10) - Common ash. T11) - Irish yew. T13) - Box. T22) - Cypress. T26) - Crab apple. T27) - Himalayan birch. Fell the above trees to ground level and remove or grind out stumps. Tree numbers are taken from the attached tree constraints plan.
As published by the council, reference 2026/546/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/546/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
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chaldon;Chaldon
- Parish
- Chaldon
- Postcode
- CR3 5AL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/154 Granted
Garden Cottage, Church Lane, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5AL
Variation of Condition 2 (Drawings) of planning permission ref: 2025/845 dated 06/02/2026 (Demolition of existing dwelling, garage and outbuilding and erection of a self-build dwelling with alterations to highway access and driveway) to allow new plan numbers following the addition of the basement and lightwell.
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2025/845 Granted
Garden Cottage, Church Lane, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5AL
Demolition of existing dwelling, garage and outbuilding and erection of a self-build dwelling with alterations to highway access and driveway.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Tandridge
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15 Jun 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 15 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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