Planning application
2 Broom Close Esher Surrey KT10 9ET
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order EL:11/26 - Crown reduce and reduce lower extended limbs of 1 x Beech.
As published by the council, reference 2023/3116
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/3116
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Refuse Proposed Tree Work
- Received
- 14 Nov 2023
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2023
- Decided
- 2 Jan 2024
- Ward
- Esher Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
- Postcode
- KT10 9ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2023
Received by Elmbridge
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2 Jan 2024
Decision issued: Refuse Proposed Tree Work
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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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