Heathwood Cottage, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF Data via plota.co.uk

26/T/00125 - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

211 Notification for removal of oak tree (St. Catherines Conservation area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision notice Decision · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated officer report Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
St Catherines Guildford Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Heathland Connections; Inside the Artington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
GU3 1HF
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Shalford
Parish
Artington
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Application Approved
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
158decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Guildford in the last twelve months, from validation. Guildford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Pilgrim Gardens, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
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25/P/00499
2025 Approved
Pilgrim Gardens, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Erection of part two storey and part single storey rear extensions with roof lights on th…
25/P/00499
2024 Approved
Pilgrim Gardens, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Conversion of existing barn to form one residential dwelling with associated parking, ame…
24/P/01761
2024 Approved
Pilgrim Gardens, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Conversion of existing barn to form one residential dwelling with associated parking, ame…
24/P/01761
2024 Approved
The Hollies, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Two storey side extension, single storey side and rear extension together with an extensi…
24/P/01407
2024 Approved
The Hollies, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Two storey side extension, single storey side and rear extension together with an extensi…
24/P/01407
2023 Refused
The Hollies, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Replacement dwelling with associated landscaping.
23/P/01174
2023 Refused
The Hollies, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Replacement dwelling with associated landscaping.
23/P/01174
2023 Approved
Whytegates, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Proposed erection of single storey side and rear extensions, extension to existing outbui…
23/P/00725
2023 Approved
Whytegates, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Proposed erection of single storey side and rear extensions, extension to existing outbui…
23/P/00725
2022 Approved
The Coach House, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Proposed removal of rear external staircase, new flat roof over outdoor kitchen to lower…
22/P/01988
2022 Approved
The Coach House, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Proposed removal of rear external staircase, new flat roof over outdoor kitchen to lower…
22/P/01988
2022 Approved
The Hollies, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
22/P/01731
2022 Approved
The Hollies, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
22/P/01731
2022 Approved
Piccards Wood, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Sycamore (T1) on the boundary between Piccards Wood and Whytegates - fell (St. Catherines…
22/T/00098
2022 Approved
Piccards Wood, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Sycamore (T1) on the boundary between Piccards Wood and Whytegates - fell (St. Catherines…
22/T/00098
2022 Approved
Pilgrim Gardens, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Conversion of existing barn to form one residential dwelling, associated parking and priv…
22/P/00012
2022 Approved
Pilgrim Gardens, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Conversion of existing barn to form one residential dwelling, associated parking and priv…
22/P/00012
2021 Approved
Pilgrim Gardens, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Removal of condition 8 (removal of permitted development rights) of planning application…
21/P/02017
2021 Approved
The Hollies, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Application for new access and driveway including walls, piers and access gate.
21/P/00681
2018 Approved
Heathwood Cottage, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Fell Willow tree St Catherines Conservation Area
18/T/00149
2018 Approved
Piccards Wood, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Application to fell three Cupressa trees, and crown reduce Holm Oak by 3m (St Catherines…
18/T/00137
2018 Approved
Piccards Wood, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Creation of a new indoor swimming pool following removal of existing outdoor swimming poo…
18/P/00032
2017 Approved
The Coach House, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Replacement conservatory.
17/P/00604
2017 Approved
The Coach House, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Replacement conservatory.
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Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
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Guildford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #221 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #243 of 296
31%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #282 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #276 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,348
Total decisions
219 refused in the year to March 2026
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