Planning application
4 Oakcroft Close West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6JQ
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Several trees including two oak trees: Between the property of 4 Oakcroft Close and the A245 have foliage and branches overhanging the rear boundary of 4 Oakcroft Close some of which are dead and are at risk of falling onto the out building and boundary wall and causing damage to property. Cut by 3m (Works subject to TPO 626/0097/1966)
As published by the council, reference TREE/2024/8291
Application record
- Reference
- TREE/2024/8291
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 21 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Pyrford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT14 6JQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2024
Received by Woking
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18 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Woking granted permission on 18 December 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.
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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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