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41 Leigh Hill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2HU

Granted Elmbridge 2022/1046 Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order EL:89/34 - Various works to various trees.

As published by the council, reference 2022/1046

Application record

Reference
2022/1046
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Grant Consent
Received
1 Apr 2022
Validated
4 Apr 2022
Decided
1 Jun 2022
Ward
Cobham and Downside Ward
Decision by
Officer delegated
Postcode
KT11 2HU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2022

    Received by Elmbridge

  2. 4 Apr 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jun 2022

    Decision issued: Grant Consent

  4. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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