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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
Rydes Hill Preparatory, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8BP
Last published check: 11 Oct 2026, 12:39. Check the council record for more recent changes.
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G 1 1733 (Ash): Fell trees due to Ash dieback, T 1 1734 (Common Oak): remove dead wood, G 2 1735 (Ash, Sycamore, Horse Chestnut and Common Oak): Fell ash trees due to ash dieback and remove severe ivy on all remaining trees, T 2 1736 (Common Lime): Remove basal growth, T 4 1738 (Yew): Fell tree (dead), T 8 1742: (Silver Maple): Reduce crown height by 2m. Reduce crown spread by 3m, G 3 1743 (Norway Maple, Horse Chestnut, Hornbeam, Ash and Sycamore): Fell the 3 Ash within group & the 2 dead sycamore. Lift all trees over school entrance road to 5m, T 30 1867 (Common Oak): Remove dead wood, broken and damaged branches, fungal brackets and cavity visible on stem, G 6 1868 (Sycamore and Hawthorn): Prune tree, T 32 1870 (Sweet Gum): Install non-invasive cable brace as stem bifurcates at ground level, T 39 1877 (Sycamore)/ T 40 1878 (Horse Chestnut): De-ivy, G4 and G5 (Yew, Sycamore, Common Oak, Holly, Western Red Cedar and Portugal Laurel): Remove damaged and broken branches [TPO P1/201/254]
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| Tree schedule of worksApplication Document | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| Tim holman approval to validateCorrespondence | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Tree survey with site planApplication Document · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Site planDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Photos of treesPhoto · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Photos of treesPhoto · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Photos of treesApplication Document · PDF | 5 Jan 2026 | View |
| Dryad tree surveyApplication Document · PDF | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
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