Oak Cottage 7 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
Pending
26/01308/CAT
Description
T1 Oak - Fell due to dangerous lean/storm damage
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Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
Demolition of detached annexe and erection of new detached double garage. Extension to re…
2024
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
G1 30x Lawson cypress - Reduce heights of tallest trees in line by approx 12m (To annotat…
2024
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
T1 1 x Yew - Fell to ground level (to allow new gate and footpath to be built) T2 Blue sp…
2024
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
1 x Sawara cypress - Fell to ground level 1 x European spindle - Fell to ground level
2022
Approved
10 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE
Installation of two automatic gates to the front garden boundary
2023
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
Various trees along front boundary - Raise crown over footpath to approx 2.5m No.1 1 x Cy…
2023
Approved
5 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
G.2 Group of trees consisting of 8 Lawson cypress trees - Dismantle all 8 trees to near g…
2023
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
Front garden 2 x Cypress - Fell to ground level (to allow erection of gate & path to prop…
2023
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
1 x Ash - Reduce crown by approx 6m 1 x Cypress - Fell to ground level 1 x Cypress - Fell…
2023
Approved
13 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
T1 - Acacia - To re-pollard - Repeat pruning. T2 - Thuja - To reduce tops to previous red…
2023
Approved
8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE
Please see attached schedule of proposed work.
2023
Approved
8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE
Alteration to existing and retention of 2no. black wrought iron entrance gates to existin…
2023
Approved
13 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
T4: Acacia - Fell dying tree. T6: Scots Pine - Fell dead tree. T7: Sycamore - Fell danger…
2023
Approved
8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE
Please find schedule of works attached. (TPO 18, 2016)
2023
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
1 x Young Cedar - Fell to ground (overcrowding in area/ growing in to Oak tree) 1 x White…
2023
Approved
11 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
T1 Oak lateral reduction over 4 Foxglove gardens by 2 meters T2 Oak lateral reduction ove…
2022
Approved
9 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
2 Large Conifer trees in the front garden to fell to ground level the trees have overgrow…
2022
Approved
8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE
Alterations and retention of 2no. black wrought iron entrance gates to existing driveway…
2021
Refused
8 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LE
Retention of 2no. black wrought iron entrance gates to existing driveway
2021
Approved
5 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
T1 - Beech tree to reduce by 3m in height and bring the sides in to match accordingly T2…
2016
Approved
5 Briar Hill Purley CR8 3LF
Beech T1: Reduce laterals growing towards T2 By 1.5-2m.Beech T2: Reduce laterals growing…
2016
Approved
8 Briar Hill, Purley, CR8 3LE
T1 Acer plataniodes= Fell excesive shade T2 Taxus bacatta= Fell excesive shade T3 Thuja p…
2016
Approved
6 Briar Hill, Purley, CR8 3LE
Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell
2016
Approved
19 Briar Hill, Purley, CR8 3LF
T1: Sweet Chestnut - To fell and grind out stump.
2016
Refused
19 Briar Hill, Purley, CR8 3LF
T2: Pine - Fell and grind out stump.
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Croydon ranks #151 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).
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Croydon decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #282 of 292
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #227 of 292
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #151 of 292
41%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #155 of 292
47%
Minor dwellings approved
239 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
49%
Change of use approved
68 decided
1,582
Total decisions
392 refused in 2025