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The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE

RU.24/1442TreesApproved

Approved on 5 December 2024

Council decision: Tree- Grant works to tree covered by TPO

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

Proposal

481 - Sycamore - Remove the large stem nearest the building and reduce the rest of the laterals by 2m. 481 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 483 - Sycamore - Reduce the laterals growing towards the building by 2m. 483 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. Conifer Hedge - Vic Mews 1 - Trim back over the garden to the edge of the path. Buddlia - Vic Mews 1 - Cut back to clear the shed roof. To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 486 - Sycamore - Reduce the laterals growing towards the building by 2m. 486 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 487 - Holly - Remove the two main stems growing over the building. 487 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 465 - 2 x Ash - Carefully fell to near ground level. 465 - The removal of a tree infected with ash die back. 458 - 2 x Ash - Carefully fell to near ground level. 458 - The removal of a tree infected with ash die back. 216 - Sycamore - Reduce the laterals growing over the building by 3m, crown lift to 6m from ground level. 216 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. 215 - Magnolia - Reduce the lowest lateral by 5m to the upright stem and reduce the upper laterals over the building by 2m. 215 - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage.To give sufficient height clearance over the road. 175 - Silver Birch - Reduce the section of the tree nearest the building by 2m to reshape the crown. 175 - Reduce the overhang to the property beneath

Submitted
30 October 2024
  1. Received30 Oct
  2. Validated30 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Dec

Decided in 36 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at The American School In Switzerland Coldharbour Lane Thorpe Surrey TW20 8TE. Runnymede has handled 368 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 6 days quicker than Runnymede's typical decision time. The site is in the Thorpe conservation area. There have been 12 other applications at this address. We hold 1,539 applications in total for the TW20 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at Runnymede Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TW20 8TE
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 October 2024

Additional information

Documents
5

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: Thorpe
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    8 Jul

    Details pursuant to Discharge Condition 3 (Secondary Glazing Details) of application RU.26/0295

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsRU.26/0871
  2. 2026
    24 Jun

    Listed Building Consent for internal maintenance and remedial works to Tudor Barns.

    ApprovedListed building consentRU.26/0764
  3. 2026
    24 Jun

    01 - Sycamore - Reduce overall size of crown by 2.5m 01 - The works will reduce the end weight on elongated…

    TreesRU.26/0798
  4. 2026
    12 Jun

    Details pursuant to Discharge Condition 4. (Listed Building (Internal Materials)) of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsRU.26/0731
  5. 2026
    9 Jun

    Details pursuant to discharge Condition 4 (Detailed specifications) of application RU.26/0295

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsRU.26/0709
  6. 2026
    9 Mar

    Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to the first floor of Thorpe House to provide additional…

    ApprovedListed building consentRU.26/0279

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