Planning application
The Salvation Army Sythwood Woking Surrey GU21 3BE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
(T1) : Oak Tree - Remove lowest branches (NW to SE face; overhanging allotments) to lift canopy to 6m. Branches less than 50mm diameter (T2) : Oak Tree - Remove lowest NE limb (c. 50mm diameter) overhanging allotments. (T3) : Oak Tree - Remove lowest secondary limb overhanging allotments. Reduce branches above by upto 3m (upto a height of approx 15m). (T4) : Oak Tree - Crown lift to approx 8m (cut back to suitable growth points) Reduce branches above by upto 3m (upto a height of approx 15m). (Works subject to TPO/0028/2007).
As published by the council, reference TREE/2025/8354
Application record
- Reference
- TREE/2025/8354
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Horsell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU21 3BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Woking
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10 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
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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