Planning application
Birch House 56 Woodham Road Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4EN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore, T2 - Lime, T3 - Sycamore, T4 - Lime and T5 - Sycamore : reduce back to previous points (approximately 3.5 in height being removed and 2m on width). T6 and T7 - Hornbeams - Fell. T8 and T9 - Conifers - Fell. T10 - Yew : (1m cutback from the driveway) (Works subject to TPO 626/0035/1963).
As published by the council, reference TREE/2026/8052
Application record
- Reference
- TREE/2026/8052
- Type
- Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Horsell
- Parish
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- Decision by
- Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
- Postcode
- GU21 4EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Woking
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- APPROVED - TPO TREES - DECISION
- ACK. - TREE - TPO
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE LOCATION PHOTO
- REASON FOR WORKS
- VERIFICATION OF WORKS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Woking granted permission on 5 May 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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