23 St Lawrence Way, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5FD
Decided on 9 December 2025
Council decision: Split
Proposal
REFERENCE NO: BRAZ_24.10.25 (Please quote on all correspondence) WORKS REQUIRED IN REAR GARDEN No.1) - Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) • To reduce the crown by approximately 0.5 metres, leaving a well balanced shape. All branches will be cut to the nearest available growth point or side lateral branch. • To lift the lower canopy to access the flower bed beneath. • To reduce any branches that are encroaching the summer house to leave a clearance of approximately 0.5 metres. WORKS REQUIRED IN FRONT GARDEN No.2) - Right hand boundary - Pittosporum (Pittosporum species) plus two small adjacent Viburnum (Viburnum tinus) • To be carefully section felled to a workable ground level. The stump is to be cut flat in the same plane as the surrounding ground. No.3) - Front boundary - Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) • To reduce the crown by approximately 50%, leaving a well balanced shape. All branches will be cut to the nearest available growth point or side lateral branch.
- Submitted
- 31 October 2025
- Council
- Tandridge District Council
- Ward
- Westway;Westway
- ReceivedSubmitted31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated31 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Nov
- DecidedDecided9 Dec
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 23 St Lawrence Way, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5FD. Tandridge has handled 456 applications of this type. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Westway;Westway. We hold 365 applications in total for the CR3 postcode area.
99% of trees applications at Tandridge District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CR3 5FD
- Application type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Caterham-on-the-Hill;Caterham-on-the-Hill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 24 November 2025
- Application expires
- 26 December 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2/1995/TAN
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Tandridge
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