Planning application
2024/2172
2 Elm Grove Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3HB
Proposal
Cobham The Tilt Conservation Area - T1 Thuja Reduce by approximately 2 metres Dimensions after pruning H 3m W 3M T2 Fir - Reduce by approximately 2 metres Dimensions after pruning H 3m W 3M T3 Leyland Cypress -= Reduce by approximately 2 metres Dimensions after pruning H 5m W 3.5M
As published by the council, reference 2024/2172
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Aug 2024
Received by Elmbridge
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10 Sep 2024
Decision issued: Conservation Area Tree Works Acceptable
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
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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2026/1662 Awaiting decision
1 Elm Grove Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3HB
Cobham The Tilt Conservation Area - Mature Holly tree blocking light to neighbouring gardens to crown lift by removing lowest minor braches to leave a 2.5m clearance and to refund back the tranch tups which protrue from corwn by approx 1m in the rear of mature holly White double lilac To reduce rear lilac to leavel final height approx 3.5m Agavaceave To reduce the low dead fronds from rear agavaceave.
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2024/1171 Decided
3 Elm Grove Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3HB
Cobham The Tilt Conservation Area - Various works to various trees.
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2025/1367 Granted
42 Tilt Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3EZ
Cobham The Tilt Conservation Area - In the front garden there are two trees (Thuja and Holly) and three shrubs which need to be reduced in height. None of the identified trees or shrubs have been pruned for over two years and have grown substantially since then. They are now heavily overgrown - and disfigured - blocking natural light to the property and do not make a positive contribution to the surrounding Tilt Conservation Area. They also extend onto the public footpath on Tilt Road, restricting public access for pedestrians, pushchairs and wheelchair users. The proposed works would reduce the height of the treescape to approximately 2 metres (from the current 4+ metres).
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2023/0196 Decided
42 Tilt Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3EZ
Cobham The Tilt Conservation Area : Works to various trees in front garden.
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2025/0618 Decided
42 Tilt Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3EZ
Cobham The Tilt Conservation Area - I am seeking permission to remove four overgrown, and non-native (Thuja), trees within the Tilt Conservation Area. The reasons for removal are outlined below: Character Appraisal: The identified trees are non-native, showing signs of decay and have achieved a mature height that is not appropriate to their location and do not make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the Tilt Conservation Area as outlined in the The Tilt Conservation Area Character Appraisal & Management Plan. Moreover, as an important boundary location, the trees have become overly dominant and have a detrimental impact on the cohesiveness of the local housing. Safety Concerns: The tree overgrowth has already caused significant damage to the public footpath on Elm Grove Road and restricts public access for pedestrians, pushchairs and wheelchair users (see Photograph Tree Line 2). This presents an ongoing trip hazard and a clear legal risk to the Council if a member of the public were to sustain injuries from tripping over a public footpath that has been damaged by tree roots (cf JMP vs Cardiff Council, 2018). Loss of Light: The heavy overgrowth of the trees (up to 6m in height and 4m in width) significantly reduces natural light to the front of the property. The trees will be replaced by native species including hedgerows and understory vegetation - that will be carefully managed - to restore habitats and promote biodiversity. This will also add to the soft landscaped character of the conservation area, in keeping with its semi-rural location. The size of the new vegetation will also be more appropriate for the local area and improve safety and accessibility on Elm Grove Road. Overall, this new habitat will preserve and enhance the character of the Tilt Conservation Area, in line with Elmbridge's planning policies, specifically Policy DM6 of the Elmbridge Development Management Plan 2015. The work will be carried out by a professional arboris
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2024/1703 Decided
42 Tilt Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3EZ
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition 3 (Materials samples) of planning permission 2023/3369.
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.