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Broadbridges, The Avenue, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1JN

26/T/00071Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 April 2026

Council decision: Tree Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 (Conifer Hedge): Reduce conifer hedge either side of oak tree by up to 4m approximately, from 9m to 5m in height. Reason: To increase light to the house. T2 (Conifer Hedge): Reduce down in height the tall growth at the back to the same level as the front, reducing height by 8m, 12m to 4m. Reason: To maintain the hedge and prevent the tall stems from failing and ruining the hedge and increase light to bottom of the garden.

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shalford
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.23 Apr
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided15 Apr

Decided in 34 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Broadbridges, The Avenue, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1JN. Guildford has handled 655 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 4 weeks quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Compton conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Shalford. We hold 568 applications in total for the GU3 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
GU3 1JN
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Compton

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Last date for comments
23 April 2026
Target decision date
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
ARBOR CARE
Agent address
5 Woodbine Cottages, Shalford, Guildford, GU48JF

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14771731
Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Compton
  • Green belt: Guildford
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Source: Guildford

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