Planning application
11 Smiles Place Woking Surrey GU22 8BJ
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
2 x Sycamore trees: Fell (Works subject to TPO 626/0070/1964)
As published by the council, reference TREE/2025/8336
Application record
- Reference
- TREE/2025/8336
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Mount Hermon
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU22 8BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Woking register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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TREE/2026/8046 Granted
11 Smiles Place Woking Surrey GU22 8BJ
2 x Sycamore trees - Fell. (Works subject to TPO 626/0070/1964).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Woking
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Woking refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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TREE/2026/8095 Granted
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(T1) : Fagus sylvatica - Crown Reduction (lateral aspect only) remove a number of lateral branches on the south-western aspect of the crown, specifically those that overhang the roof of Hollybank House, pruned back to the property boundary line. No reduction in the overall height of the tree is sought. All cuts to be made at a natural branch union or node, in full compliance with BS 3998:2010. The specific cut points are indicated by red markers on the photograph at Section 7 (Photo 1 / IMG_0584). Four branch junctions are marked at approximately 5 to 8 metres above ground level, where lateral branches cross the boundary and bear over the roof. Estimated removal approximately 20 to 25% of the leaf area on the south-western lateral aspect only. The remainder of the crown the majority of the tree will be entirely undisturbed. (Works subject to TPO 626/0139/1970).