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The Rectory, Wharf Road, Guildford, GU1 4RP

26/T/00112Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 9 June 2026

Council decision: Tree Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T1559 (Pear): Reduce the dead leader to suitable growth points (approximately reduced by 1.5m) - could be considered as deadwood removal but there is still some leaf on this part of the tree. T1560 (Apple) Fell to ground level - Tree is dead. T1566 (Robinia): Remove all visible deadwood - Tree is located along boundary of property and has deadwood overhanging the driveway of the property and also the public road. Removal is mitigate the risk of damage/injury to property and pedestrians (Wey & Godalming Navigations Cons)

Received
29 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Nicolas
  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated29 Apr
  3. Consult.10 Jun
  4. Target10 Jun
  5. Decided9 Jun

Decided in 41 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Rectory, Wharf Road, Guildford, GU1 4RP. Guildford has handled 655 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 3 weeks quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across St Nicolas. 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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Application details

Postcode
GU1 4RP
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Friary & St. Nicolas

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 April 2026
Last date for comments
10 June 2026
Target decision date
10 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Woodvale Tree Care
Agent address
66 York Road, Weybridge, KT13 9DY

Planning decision

Case officer
Tim Holman
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14896859
Comments
0
Documents
3

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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