Planning application
Graycourt Old Avenue West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6AE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
(T1) : Sweet Chestnut, (T2) : Sweet Chestnut and (T4) : Lime - trim back branches by 2 - 3m. (T3) : Sweet Chestnut - remove dead wood. (Works subject to Old Avenue West Byfleet - Conservation Areas). Note : permission not required for deadwood.
As published by the council, reference TREE/2025/8327
Application record
- Reference
- TREE/2025/8327
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Byfleet And West Byfleet
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT14 6AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2025
Received by Woking
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Woking granted permission on 12 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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