Planning application
2024/0985
Parkside Cottage 6 Sandown Road Esher Surrey KT10 9TU
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order EL:157 - Crown raise 1 x Mature Oak.
As published by the council, reference 2024/0985
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2024
Received by Elmbridge
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7 May 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jul 2024
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2024/2711 Granted
Parkside Cottage 6 Sandown Road Esher Surrey KT10 9TU
Tree Preservation Order EL:157 - T1 - Oak - reduce overall by 2.5m to leave finished height of 16m and finished spread of 14m. Please see the following points below which relate to the attached images: Image 1. NE facing limb - approximately 10m from ground - pruning wound decaying visible from ground, completely hollow Image 2. S facing limb, 10m from ground, 3 m along branch - large cavity from large pruning cut. Further out on the limb the branch dropping down has a large cavity visible from the ground indicating hollow branch. Image 3. Main central stem - previous large snap out at the top looks like has failed through an old cable wire brace. Wound is north facing. Image 4. Branch parallel with above (Image 3). 16 m from ground - S facing large limb has fracture and is leaning in a lower branch. Helical cracks through the middle of the branch. Image 5. NW facing in lowest limb snapped hanging branch 12m from ground. Facing towards alleyway Image 6. W facing two lowest limbs at 8 and 9 metres from ground have top side decay. Image 7. SE facing lowest limb has large top side cavity at the union, 4-5m along branch - old pruning decay and the branch has hollowed before the wound. Image 8. W facing 11m from ground cavity from what looks like an old helical crack.
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2025/0563 Granted
2 Sandown Road Esher Surrey KT10 9TU
Two storey side extension to form attached ancillary annex, single-storey side/rear extension, pitched roof replacement to existing flat roof, front porch and alterations to fenestration.
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2026/0231 Refused
St Andrews House Keltbray Group Ltd Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9TA
Facade alterations and the creation of office floorspace at lower ground floor level.
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2026/0172 Refused
St Andrews House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9TA
Lateral roof extension to the third floor to create additional office floorspace 275.5sqm (Use Class E) and extension of existing staircore to the lower ground floor.
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2026/0341 Granted
2 South Lodge Hillbrow Road Esher Surrey KT10 9TZ
Single-storey side/rear extensions, storage shed, rear patio, outdoor kitchen with flue and alterations to fenestration.
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2026/1494 Awaiting decision
3 High Street Esher Surrey KT10 9RL
Change of use from office (Class E(g)(i)) to restaurant/cafe (Class E(b).
Other trees applications
In Elmbridge
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2026/1407 Granted
St Sophias House Thames Street Weybridge Surrey KT13 8LN
Tree Preservation Order EL:18/09 - Front Garden T1-Yew Remove epicormic growth. Reduce back from windows by removal of up to 1.5 metres of branch length. Reduce over extended branches around the tree to form a compact crown.
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2026/1460 Granted
8 Midway Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 3HY
Tree Preservation Order EL:93/13 - T1 - Oak - Reduce the lateral canopy extending over the property by approximately 3 metres, pruning back to suitable growth points in order to retain a balanced and natural crown form. Current dimensions: Height 15m, crown spread 15m. Reason for works: A significant defect has been identified within the principal lateral limb extending over the property. The limb, which has an approximate diameter of 35cm, contains a cavity extending approximately 20cm into the wood, representing more than half of the limb's diameter. The location and extent of this defect raise concerns regarding the long-term structural integrity of the branch. The tree has previously been subject to more extensive pruning on the neighbouring side but has not been correspondingly reduced within the applicant's property boundary. This has resulted in an unbalanced crown with a greater proportion of the canopy and associated loading concentrated over the property. The proposed reduction is intended to lessen the end weight and wind loading on the affected limb, thereby reducing the risk of branch failure while retaining the tree's overall health, amenity value and natural appearance. The works represent a proportionate arboricultural management approach that will help ensure the continued safe retention of this mature Oak within the landscape. T2 - Oak (please see the attached tree report) Crown Spread: North 6.5m, East 6m, South 5m, West 10.5m Condition: Upright tree with a pronounced south-western canopy bias and excessive end weight on elongated lateral growth. Normal vigour and crown vitality observed. Recently exposed following the failure and removal of an adjacent Silver Birch to the north. A children's play area is located directly beneath the canopy. Defects: Historic pruning wound at 4.5m on the north-eastern stem is occluding with no visible decay. Two woodpecker cavities are present at approximately 6m and 6.5m, extending internally by around 60cm and 3
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2026/1453 Granted
58 Station Avenue Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 1NQ
Tree Preservation Order EL:227 - T1/2 Oak Trees to front of property. (Believe only one of the trees has a TPO.) To raise crowns by 2m to give. A clearance of approx 5.5-6m from ground level. This will allow high sided vehicles to pass without striking. Also to reduce over extending limb over car parking spaces on inside by approx 2m.
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2026/1287 Granted
Woodcote 22 Cleves Wood Weybridge Surrey KT13 9TH
EL:11/08 - Tree is T4 Birch as per sketch plan Tree is dead and works are to fell it to ground level. Given position of tree (under suppressing oaks) and limited public amenity (low height in rear garden) no replacement tree is proposed
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2026/1444 Granted
Nyren 11 Giggs Hill Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0BT
Giggs Hill Green Conservation Area - T2 + T3 Horse chestnut - Raise the canopies to approximately 7 metres Prune back from the garden by 1.5 metres and prune back the Northern and southern side of the trees by 1.5 metres to create a larger light window. Dimensions after pruning H 15m W 10m.