Trenholme Court, Beechwood Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6NQ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1339/TPO Pending

Proposal

T6 - Corsican Pine - Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. T9 - Corsican Pine - Remove deadwood within crown T12 - Corsican Pine -Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. T15 - Corsican Pine - Remove deadwood within crown. T16 - Corsican Pine - Remove deadwood within crown. T19 - Corsican Pine - Remove deadwood within crown. T22 - Corsican Pine - Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. T23 - Corsican Pine - Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. T39 - Damson Fell to 1m above ground level. T43 - Ash - Fell tree as close to ground level as possible. T44 - Beech - Laterally reduce Nw side by 2.5m to a suitable lateral branch to leave as natural a shape as possible, carry out a climbing inspection on lowest two unions and report. T45 - Beech - Sever ivy at base T47 Hawthorn - Coppice ( Orange dot sprayed on back ) T48 Hawthorn - Sever Ivy ( Orange dot sprayed on Ivy ) T49 Beech - Sever ivy at base T50 - Common Oak - Sever ivy at base. T52 Ash - Fell to ground level ( Orange dot sprayed on ivy ) T55 Ash - Fell to ground level ( Orange dot sprayed on ivy ) T56 Ash - Fell to ground level ( Orange dot sprayed on ivy ) T57 Ash - Fell to ground level ( Orange dot sprayed on ivy ) T58 Ash - Fell to ground level ( Orange dot sprayed on ivy ) All trees Listed Above - Works are recommended following a recent arboricultural health and safety inspection. The proposed pruning will reduce the risk of branch failure and potential harm to to members of the public, property, vehicles and site users. Removal of dead, diseased, damaged or defective branches will improve the safety of the trees and surrounding area. The works form part of a programme of routine tree maintenance in accordance with good arboricultural practice. Removal of defective growth and deadwood will improve the long-term health and condition of the tree. The proposed works are proportionate and will retain the tree's amenity value whilst addressing identified defects. T39, T43, t52, T55, T56, T57, T58 fells - The extent of defects and deterioration makes retention unsustainable from both an arboricultural and risk-management perspective. risk of partial or whole-tree failure cannot be adequately mitigated through pruning alone. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Dec 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Tandridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 41 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Caterham built-up area; Green belt about 29 m away: London; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Tandridge
Postcode
CR3 6NQ
Received
27 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Parish
Caterham Valley
Target decision
17 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Tandridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 45.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
211decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Nov 2026
Tandridge
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#264 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tandridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #234 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tandridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #228 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #196 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #234 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #255 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
122 decided (1-9 homes)
47%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
8 decided
701
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026