Planning application
Swallows Nest Blanchards Hill Sutton Green Guildford Surrey GU4 7QJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash trees x 2 - Fell. Elm - Fell. Other trees to be trimmed back from house and adjacent footpath. (Works within Sutton Park Conservation Area).
As published by the council, reference TREE/2026/8200
Application record
- Reference
- TREE/2026/8200
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Heathlands
- Parish
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- Decision by
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- Postcode
- GU4 7QJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Woking
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- NO OBJECTION - WORKS TO CA TREES - DECN
- ACK. - TREE - CONS AREA
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Woking granted permission on 10 August 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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