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Lichfield House 5 Woodham Gate Woking Surrey GU21 5AY

Granted Woking TREE/2025/8261 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

T1 - Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris): Reduce height by 5m to below adjacent canopies next to tier of growth, leaving the tree a standing height of approx 14m leaning also in to 6 Woodham Gate (Works subject to TPO 626/0033/2007)

As published by the council, reference TREE/2025/8261

Application record

Reference
TREE/2025/8261
Type
Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
9 Oct 2025
Validated
9 Oct 2025
Decided
27 Nov 2025
Ward
Canalside
Parish
Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
Decision by
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Postcode
GU21 5AY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Oct 2025

    Received by Woking

  2. 27 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT Report · 28 Nov 2025
  • APPROVED - TPO TREES - DECISION Decision · 27 Nov 2025
  • PHOTO 1 OF TREE Photo · 10 Oct 2025
  • PHOTO 2 OF SITE AREA Photo · 10 Oct 2025
  • ZOE WOODS - CONFIRMATION OF CORRECT ADDRESS Correspondence · 10 Oct 2025
  • ACK. - TREE - TPO Correspondence · 09 Oct 2025
  • WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATION Correspondence · 09 Oct 2025
  • SITE PLAN SHOWING LOCATION OF TREES Plans · 08 Oct 2025
  • ARBORICULTURAL APPRAISAL Other · 08 Oct 2025
  • TREE CONDITION AND STATEMENT Other · 08 Oct 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 08 Oct 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Woking granted permission on 27 November 2025, 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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