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9 Highwoods, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6AX

2026/305/TPOConsent under Tree Preservation OrdersApproved

Approved on 30 April 2026

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

Proposal

1) - Black Pine (Pinus nigra) - Rear boundary, mature - Reduce branches in length on the lower right hand side of the crown, towards the Lawson Cypress in length by approximately 1.0-1.5m and crown lift to 3m. Main low scaffold branch is to remain. All branches will be cut to the nearest available growth point or side lateral branch. Aiming to re-balance the general shape, from approximately the two o’clock position to the bottom of the crown. Crown thin by approximately 10% and remove major deadwood. 2) - Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) - Right hand boundary, last , nearest the Black Pine - Carefully section fell to a workable ground level. The stump is to be cut flat in the same plane as the surrounding ground.

Submitted
16 March 2026
Ward
Portley and Queens Park
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Apr
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 Highwoods, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6AX. Tandridge has handled 456 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Tandridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Portley and Queens Park. 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 6AX
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Caterham-on-the-Hill

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Target decision date
10 April 2026
Application expires
11 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

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)
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.

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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