The Old Rectory, West Hill, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9JB
Approved on 7 May 2026
Proposal
T1) - Larch - Reduce ( southerly ) limb in height by 2m to prevent it becoming to heavy and to improve the balance of the tree. (See attached Picture) T1 has been pruned unsympathetically in the past at the top in the past so no pruning to the top. 2 Lateral lower limbs to be reduced back 1m ( see attached picture). Rest of the tree to be reduced sympathetically by 0.5-1m(depending on limbs length) all round apart from height to healthy growth points to shape and balance the tree. Leaving the tree at a height of 11m and diameter of 10m T2) - Larch - To be reduced sympathetically by 1m all round and height by 1m to healthy growth points. leaving tree at a height of 12m and a diameter of 10m. T3 and T4 - Beech are formed to appear as one multi stem but are in fact one single stem T3 and one double Stem T4: T3) - reduce by 1.5m from N,W&S Sides and top to healthy growth points. T4) reduce by 1.5m from N,E&S sides and top to healthy growth points. This will leave both trees with appearance of one tree measuring 12m in height and 12m in diameter.
- Submitted
- 12 March 2026
- Council
- Tandridge District Council
- Ward
- Oxted North
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Mar
- ValidatedValidated12 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided7 May
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Old Rectory, West Hill, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9JB. Tandridge has handled 456 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Oxted North. We hold 1,600 applications in total for the RH8 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
- RH8 9JB
- Application type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Oxted
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2026
- Application expires
- 7 May 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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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.
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 200517 Nov
Tpo 5, 1991 (t) - reduce one beech (t8) by up to 20%
ApprovedOther type (Not inc in other categories)2005/1697/TPO - 20054 Nov
Tpo 5, 1991 (t) - reduce height of 2 larch trees by 20%
ApprovedOther type (Not inc in other categories)2005/1644/TPO - 200424 Jun
Erection of single storey side extension to provide pool house.
RefusedHouseholder2004/1030 - 200424 Jun
Erection of single storey side extension. (application for listed building consent).
RefusedListed building consent2004/1031 - 200413 Feb
Tpo 5, 1991, (t) - reduce height of 2 larch trees by 20%
ApprovedOther type (Not inc in other categories)2004/528/TPO - 200413 Feb
Tpo 5, 1991 (t) - fell beech tree on left side of drive
ApprovedOther type (Not inc in other categories)2004/527/TPO - 200413 Feb
Tpo 5, 1991 (t) - reduce cypress by 25%
ApprovedOther type (Not inc in other categories)2004/529/TPO - 200421 Jan
Erection of single storey side extension to provide pool house.
WithdrawnHouseholder2004/91 - 200421 Jan
Erection of single storey side extension to provide pool house. (application for listed building consent).
WithdrawnListed building consent2004/92
Source: Tandridge
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