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Tesco, Guards Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5QX

2026/39/TCANotification of proposed works to trees in conservation areasApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 24 February 2026

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

Proposal

T1) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Crown lift to 3m. T2) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Crown lift to 3m. T3) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Basal/Epicormic growth removal and Re-Pollard. T4) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Re-Pollard T5) - Tilia x europaea (Common Lime) - Basal/Epicormic growth removal, remove dead and diseased wood, re-Pollard. T6) - Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) - Crown lift to 3m. T7) - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) - Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects, crown lift to 3m, reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m, vegetation clearance. T8) - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) - Crown lift to 3m. T9) - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) - Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects, crown lift to 3m, reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m, vegetation clearance. T10) - Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) - Reduce and reshape crown by 1.5m. T11) - Pyrus communis 'Beech Hill' (Beech Hill Pear) - Crown lift to 2.5m T12) - Pyrus communis 'Beech Hill' (Beech Hill Pear) - Crown lift to 2.5m T13) - Pyrus communis 'Beech Hill' (Beech Hill Pear) - Crown lift to 2.5m.

Submitted
14 January 2026
Ward
Westway;Westway
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Feb
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Tesco, Guards Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5QX. Tandridge has handled 456 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Tandridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Caterham Barracks conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Westway;Westway. We hold 363 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 5QX
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in conservation areas
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Caterham-on-the-Hill

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Target decision date
8 February 2026
Application expires
25 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: Caterham Barracks
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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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