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Ferndale 14A Woodham Waye Woodham Woking Surrey GU21 5SW

TREE/2026/8151Works to Trees Covered by a TPORefused

Refused on 5 August 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 : Scots Pine - Fell to ground level. (Works subject to TPO/0003/2023).

Received
25 June 2026
Ward
Canalside
Agent
Lumber-Jacks Tree Services LTD
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Aug
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Ferndale 14A Woodham Waye Woodham Woking Surrey GU21 5SW. Woking has handled 474 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Woking's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Canalside. We hold 1,553 applications in total for the GU21 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at Woking Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The Mature Scots Pine is located at the front of the property it has a good open structure and is a good example of the species at this stage in its lifecycle, there is deadwood within the canopy and signs of branch failure which is not uncommon for a tree of this age and size, however no structural issues were apparent at the time of the visit. At the time of the visit the disruption to the driveway was not apparent. There is scope for some remedial pruning and dead wooding to reduce the likelihood of any further branch failure. It is recomended that the owner seeks the advice of a suitably qualified and experienced Arboricultural Consultant to assist with a suitable specifiction. No evidence has been provided to justify the tree's removal. The tree has high public amenity value and makes a significant contribution to the sylvan character of the area. Therefore the applcation is Refused.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU21 5SW
Application type
Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2026
Target decision date
20 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Lumber-Jacks Tree Services LTD
Agent address
5 Arreton Mead Horsell Woking Surrey gu21 4hw GB

Planning decision

Case officer
James Veats
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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: Woking

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