Planning application
The Barn, Church Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Please refer to photo provided: T1) - Multi stemmed Ash on the left-hand side of rear garden - Reduce crown to fenceline. T2) - Ash in the far left-hand corner of rear garden - Reduce crown to fenceline. T3) - Beech to the front of garage - Reduce laterally from neighbouring property by up to 3m.
As published by the council, reference 2026/97/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/97/TCA
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
- Status
- Decision Determined
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Lingfield, Crowhurst & Tandridge;Lingfield, Crowhurst & Tandridge
- Parish
- Lingfield
- Postcode
- RH7 6AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tandridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/508/TCA Granted
The Barn, Church Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AH
Please refer to photos: G1- group of small shrubs and a small privet hedge to be removed. G2- group of holly, hazel and shrubs to be removed. This will be re planted with 4 sliver birch. T2- Beech to be removed due to close proximity to the garage and house, the roots are also pushing up the driveway. T1- conifer to be removed removed due to very close proximity to the house and also roots pushing up paving. T3- Elder to be reduced to 4ft in height. T4- Ivy clad elder to be removed. T5-Hawthorne to be removed due to close proximity to the green house and a heavy lean. T6- Olive tree to be trimmed.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Tandridge
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23 Feb 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 23 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.
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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