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9 Downs Drive, Guildford, GU1 2WH

26/T/00081Tree Preservation OrderRefused

Refused on 12 May 2026

Council decision: Tree Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Western Red Cedar: Fell and replace with a native broadleaf tree (TPO No.9 of 2009)

Received
16 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Merrow
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.11 May
  4. Target11 May
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 57 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 Downs Drive, Guildford, GU1 2WH. Guildford has handled 655 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 6 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 Merrow. 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).

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Why it was refused

  1. The removal of the tree would be harmful to the visual amenities and to the character of the area.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU1 2WH
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Merrow

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 March 2026
Last date for comments
11 May 2026
Target decision date
11 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Source: Guildford

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