Planning application
2024/2189
Church Cottage Church Walk Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0NN
Proposal
Thames Ditton Conservation Area - Pruning and general maintenance of 6 trees listed below and as shown on attached diagram:- 1. Laurel reduce height to 18ft, reduce spread (from trunk to edge) to 4ft 2. Holly reduce height to 15ft, reduce spread (from trunk to edge) to 3ft 3. Hazel reduce height to 10ft, reduce spread (from trunk to edge) to 3ft 4. Hawthorn reduce height to 15ft, reduce spread (from trunk to edge) to 4ft 5. Wintersweet reduce height to 15ft, reduce spread (from trunk to edge) to 4ft 6. California Lilac (Ceanothus) reduce height to 10ft, reduce spread (from trunk to edge) to 3ft Fell tree noted below:- 7. California Beauty (Fremontodendron) - The tree/shrub is overshadowed by large overhanging yew trees in the neighbouring garden and the churchyard. It is severely bent and mis-shapen with many dead branches as it cannot grow upwards. It is in poor health and has very low amenity.
As published by the council, reference 2024/2189
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2024
Received by Elmbridge
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30 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.
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