5 Lockswood Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0HL Data via plota.co.uk

TREE/2026/8167 - Works to Trees Covered by a TPO Approved

Proposal

T1: Oak Tree - Reduce width to 9m back to previous pruning point, current width approx 12m and current height approx 14m which hangs over adjacent property (Works subject to TPO ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

SSSI 14 m away: Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Sssi
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 10 m away: Basingstoke Canal
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 228 m away: Brookwood Cemetery; Green belt 11 m away: London; Inside the Brookwood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Woking
Application type
Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
Postcode
GU24 0HL
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Heathlands
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 4 days slower than Woking's median of 51 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
223decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #217 out of 296. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Woking decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #254 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #258 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #217 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #136 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
18 decided
736
Total decisions
133 refused in the year to March 2026

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