13 Abbotswood, Guildford, GU1 1UX
Approved on 6 March 2026
Council decision: Tree Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 ? Thuja ? remove lower branches resting on adjacent garage roof to facilitate repair of garage guttering. T2 ? Hawthorn ? fell ? poor condition, upper branches dead and cavities in lower trunk. Hawthorn and other native hedging species to be planted to supplement existing boundary hedging (with neighbouring properties) Portugal Laurel ? whole crown reduction (approximately 1 metre) for general tree maintenance T4 ? Portugal Laurel - whole crown reduction (approximately 2 metres) for general tree maintenance and to enable more light and space for adjacent Yew and Oak trees T5 ? Holly ? fell ? twin stemmed holly growing at an angle and through Oak tree. Not visible from public spaces. To allow more light and air flow into lightly wooded area (which also has Oak, Laurel, Cypress, Spruce, Yew and other trees/shrubs in close proximity) and enable under planting with woodland plants Holly and other native hedging species to be planted to supplement existing boundary hedging (with neighbouring properties) T6 ? Laurel ? fell ?poor condition. Not visible from public spaces. Hawthorn and other native hedging species to be planted in its place to supplement existing boundary hedging (with neighbouring properties) T7 ? Laurel ? fell ? poor condition, many branches dead. Not visible from public spaces. Photinia 'red robin' to be planted in its place to supplement existing hedge T8 ? Holly ? fell - misshapen poor specimen in overgrown border which is being partially cleared. Not visible from public spaces. Border will be replanted with small trees (type TBC), shrubs and perennials. T9 ? Portugal Laurel ? fell - misshapen poor specimen in overgrown border which is being partially cleared. Not visible from public spaces. Border will be replanted with small trees (type TBC), shrubs and perennials. T10 ? Portugal Laurel ? fell. To enable repair of dry-stone garden wall and facilitate repair of garage guttering and render. Not visible from public spaces. Flowering cherry or similar to be planted in more appropriate location in the garden (Abbotswood Conservation Area))
- Received
- 15 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Burpham
- ReceivedReceived15 Jan
- ValidatedValidated15 Jan
- Consult.Consultation12 Mar
- TargetTarget Date12 Mar
- DecidedDecided6 Mar
Decided in 50 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at 13 Abbotswood, Guildford, GU1 1UX. Guildford has handled 655 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 13 days quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Burpham. We hold 772 applications in total for the GU1 postcode area.
99% of trees applications at Guildford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- GU1 1UX
- Application type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Burpham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 19 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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