Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN Data via plota.co.uk

TCA/26/0012 - Conservation Area (Trees) Approved

Proposal

Group A: Hollies - Fell - Trees have never been managed and are now etiolated and sparse. Works subject to Church Road Windlesham conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Birch Hall
List entry 1377544 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Church Road, Windlesham 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1862 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Inside the Windlesham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £3,900,000 in November 2016. Detached house, freehold.

30 November 2016£3,900,000
1 October 1999£1,500,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area739 m² (7,955 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingGround source heat pump, underfloor, electric, Ground source heat pump, radiators, electric
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Conservation Area (Trees)
Postcode
GU20 6BN
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Windlesham & Chobham
Parish
Windlesham Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
1st Call Trees Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 6 days slower than Surrey Heath's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
324decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15074202
Planning Portal ref
PP-15074202
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Surrey Heath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#163 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Surrey Heath ranks #134 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Surrey Heath decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #182 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #235 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #134 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #94 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
20 decided
600
Total decisions
78 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.