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
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- St Johns
- Parish
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- Decision by
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- 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
Redwood Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Guildford
Active · incorporated 2004 · Guildford
47 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 98% granted
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5 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- APPROVED - TPO TREES - DECISION
- ACK. - TREE - TPO
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- DESCRIPTION OF WORKS AND SITE MAP
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Woking granted permission on 18 December 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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