Planning application
3 The Withies Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2LL
Works: Trees Several homes
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Oak - NW portion of crown overhanging the boundary of #4; prune by up to 1.5m back to within the boundary of #3, to suitable lateral growth points outside previous pruning points. NE Portion of crown growing towards #3 house, prune by up to 2.5m to suitable lateral growth points. The proposed works are to prevent excessive encroachment over the gardens and to create clearance from the houses ((Works subject to TPO 626/0581/2000)
As published by the council, reference TREE/2025/8343
Application record
- Reference
- TREE/2025/8343
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Knaphill
- Parish
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- Decision by
- Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
- Postcode
- GU21 2LL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Woking
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- APPROVED - TPO TREES - DECISION
- ACK. - TREE - TPO
- WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATION
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- PHOTO 1 OF SITE AREA SHOWING LOCATION OF TREE
- PHOTO 1 OF TREE
- PHOTO 2 OF TREE
- PHOTO 3 SHOWING TREE
- PHOTO 4 SHOWING TREE
- SITE MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF TREE
- REASONS FOR WORK STATEMENT 3 THE WITHIES
- VERIFICATION OF APPLICATION EVIDENCE 3 THE WITHIES
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Woking granted permission on 20 January 2026, 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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