The Rookery, Church Lane, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5AL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Please refer to photos provided: T1) - 1x Sycamore tree located on the eastern boundary of the property beside the main house - Pollard down to a finished height of appx 5m (Gutter height on the building). T2) - 2x Sycamore tree located on the eastern boundary of the property beside the main house - Reduce lateral limbs on the eastern side by appx 2m to create a uniform shape. T3) - 1x Copper beech tree located on the eastern boundary of the property on the entrance to the rear garden - Reduce lateral limbs on the eastern side by appx 1.5-2m to create a uniform shape and balanced canopy. T4) - 1x Sycamore tree located adjacent to the copper beech tree - Prune back eastern laterals by appx 1.5-2m to allow neighbouring trees and hedges to regenerate T5) - 1x Oak tree located at the end of the hedge row on the eastern boundary - Provide a reduction by thinning of appx 20-30% of the current canopy to alleviate weight on the basal cavity. T6) - 1x Mixed species yew and elder hedge group - Reduce by appx 2-3m at the highest point and hedge trim the inside face to create the beginning of a uniform box like hedge. T7/T8) - 2x Leylandii trees located in the south western corner of the rear garden - Fell both trees to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £1,775,000 in April 2018. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Tandridge
- Postcode
- CR3 5AL
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Parish
- Chaldon
- Target decision
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 3 Aug 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 33 days from validation, 12 days faster than Tandridge's median of 45 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
- 25 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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