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Uppercourt Forest Road Pyrford Woking Surrey GU22 8NA

Granted Woking TREE/2024/8262 Works to Trees Covered by a TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

2 sweet chestnut trees : (see attached site plan) - crown lift by 6m to remove lower branches overhanging Forest Road, crown thinning by 15-20% to remove tip die back and dead wood and crown reduction by 2.0-2.5m to remove tip die back and dead wood. (Works subject to TPO 626/0025/1960). Note : permission not required for dead wood.

As published by the council, reference TREE/2024/8262

Application record

Reference
TREE/2024/8262
Type
Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Permitted
Received
23 Sep 2024
Validated
23 Sep 2024
Decided
29 Oct 2024
Ward
Pyrford
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU22 8NA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2024

    Received by Woking

  2. 29 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Woking granted permission on 29 October 2024, 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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