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Birch House 56 Woodham Road Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4EN

Granted Woking TREE/2026/8052 Works to Trees Covered by a TPO

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
Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
Decision by
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Postcode
GU21 4EN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Woking

  2. 5 May 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 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 Decision · 05 May 2026
  • ACK. - TREE - TPO Correspondence · 02 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 Mar 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PHOTO Plans · 11 Mar 2026
  • REASON FOR WORKS Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026
  • VERIFICATION OF WORKS Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026

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What 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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