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1 Highwaymans Ridge Windlesham Surrey GU20 6JY

TWA/26/0040Tree Works ApplicationApproved

Approved on 8 April 2026

Council decision: Grant2 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - To re-pollard the Sycamore, returning the crown to its established, previous pollard points, removal of the new growth including the lateral limbs which will be reduced by approximately 2 meters from the branch tips back to the clearly defined pollard points. Current height is 12 meters from ground level and the crown spread is 8 meters. The resulting height after pruning will be approximately 10 meters and the crown spread will be 6 meters. T2 Oak tree - Canopy to be reduced back to the existing, previous pruning points selectively reducing each major limb by approximately 1.5 to 2 meters. Current height is 11 meters from ground level and the crown spread is 7 meters. The resulting height after pruning will be approximately 9.5 meters and the crown spread will be 5.5 meters. T3 Oak tree - Crown reduction by approximately 2 metres, current height is 16 meters from ground level and the crown spread is 12 meters. The resulting height after pruning will be approximately 14 meters and the crown spread will be 10 meters. (Works subject to TPO/1/76)

Received
6 February 2026
Ward
Windlesham & Chobham
Agent
Webster's Arboricultural Services Ltd
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 Highwaymans Ridge Windlesham Surrey GU20 6JY. Surrey Heath has handled 351 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Surrey Heath's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 300 applications across Windlesham & Chobham. We hold 194 applications in total for the GU20 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
GU20 6JY
Application type
Tree Works Application
Scale / size
Small
District
TPO/1/76

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 February 2026
Target decision date
8 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Webster's Arboricultural Services Ltd
Agent address
13 Nightingale Gardens Nightingale Gardens Sandhurst Berkshire GU479DQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Paul Watts
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14686006
Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Surrey HeathPart of the site
  • 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, conservation 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: Surrey Heath

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