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16 Osborne Drive Lightwater Surrey GU18 5QU

TWA/24/0130Tree Works ApplicationApproved

Approved on 4 June 2024

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

OAK (TPO/19/85) The owner/applicant is seeking a full crown reduction back to previous reduction points, which are visible from the ground. The tree was previously reduced approximately 5 years ago and has regenerated well with 2-3m of new growth. Reason for work request: The owners enjoy having this specimen oak with a high public amenity value and are therefore keen to prolong its life by maintaining its size and shape.

Received
27 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lightwater
  1. Received27 May
  2. Validated30 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Jul
  5. Decided4 Jun

Decided in 5 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 16 Osborne Drive Lightwater Surrey GU18 5QU. Surrey Heath has handled 351 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 7 weeks quicker than Surrey Heath's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lightwater. We hold 111 applications in total for the GU18 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Surrey Heath Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GU18 5QU
Application type
Tree Works Application
Scale / size
Small
District
tpo/19/85

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 May 2024
Target decision date
25 July 2024
Permission expires
4 June 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shire Tree Care
Agent address
8 Castor Ct Yateley GU467RL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13100110
Comments
0
Documents
2

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: Surrey Heath

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