Planning application
105 Batten Avenue St Johns Woking Surrey GU21 8UP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1- Common Oak: Current height 22m, spread 10m. Height after works, 22m and spread on targeted limbs, reduce from 6m to 4m. Reason is reducing canopy and extended limbs (Works subject to 626/0591/2000)
As published by the council, reference TREE/2025/8301
Application record
- Reference
- TREE/2025/8301
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- St Johns
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU21 8UP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Woking
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Guildford
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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