Planning application
Larch Cottage, 10 Church Walk, Bletchingley, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4PD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) - Group of Sycamore trees in the St Mary's Church garden - overhanging the residents parking area of Church Walk - Shorten the lateral branches that are overhanging the car park, shortening by 2.5m. All pruning cuts will be made strictly to appropriate growth points, measuring no less that 30% diameter of the parent branch. The remaining branch lengths will then measure no less than 6m. There will be no pruning work to the top of the trees. T3) - Yew tree in the St Mary's Church garden- Tip prune to shorten only the lateral branches that are extending towards the neighbour's house, shortening by no more than 2.5m. The remaining branch lengths will be no less than 8m. No pruning work to the top of the tree.
As published by the council, reference 2026/899/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/899/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bletchingley and Nutfield
- Parish
- Bletchingley
- Postcode
- RH1 4PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Tandridge
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 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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Tandridge granted permission on 28 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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