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Potters Cottage, Church Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BW

2026/26/TCANotification of proposed works to trees in conservation areasApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 17 February 2026

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

Proposal

T1 ) - Beech tree - Reduce the height from 12m high to 10m high and reduce the width from 11m to 9m. This multi -stemmed tree is growing amongst a BT pole with many lines attached. T2) - Beech tree - Reduce the height of this tree from 12m to 9m, due to the large decaying cavity at the base.

Submitted
9 January 2026
Ward
Godstone;Godstone
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated9 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 Feb
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Potters Cottage, Church Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8BW. Tandridge has handled 456 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Tandridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Church Town, Godstone conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Godstone;Godstone. We hold 117 applications in total for the RH9 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
RH9 8BW
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Godstone

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 January 2026
Target decision date
6 February 2026
Application expires
20 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

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: Godstone (Church Town)
  • Green belt: Tandridge
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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: Tandridge

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