Planning application
33 Taunton Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5EB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) - Beech tree - Reduce the tree by around 3M in height to help maintain the size of the tree as it is close to the house. T2) - Birch tree - Reduce the tree by 2-3M in height to help get it back in to shape.
As published by the council, reference 2026/764/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/764/TPO
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Portley and Queens Park;Portley and Queens Park
- Parish
- Caterham-on-the-Hill
- Postcode
- CR3 5EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2020/2193/TPO Granted
33 Taunton Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5EB
T1 - T4) - 4 x Ash trees - Remove to ground level. (Please refer to pictures provided)
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2020/1280/TPO Granted
33 Taunton Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5EB
Beech tree - (T1) Reduce by 4M in height to the lower natural canopy Ash tree - (T2) - Remove due to Ash die back Willow tree -(T3) Remove due to rot hole at the base .
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Tandridge
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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 4 August 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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