Planning application
Lichfield House 5 Woodham Gate Woking Surrey GU21 5AY
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
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- Decision by
- Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
- Postcode
- GU21 5AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Woking
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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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
- APPROVED - TPO TREES - DECISION
- PHOTO 1 OF TREE
- PHOTO 2 OF SITE AREA
- ZOE WOODS - CONFIRMATION OF CORRECT ADDRESS
- ACK. - TREE - TPO
- WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATION
- SITE PLAN SHOWING LOCATION OF TREES
- ARBORICULTURAL APPRAISAL
- TREE CONDITION AND STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat 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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