Planning application
2024/2254
29 Claremont Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0PL
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order EL:11/37: T9 - oak tree in rear green. Most of this tree's canopy hangs outside the owner's property and over Claygate Lodge Close, in particular the front drive and garden of 3 Claygate Lodge Close. The branches hang so low that food delivery vehicles cannot pass underneath and the extremities of some branches are less than 2 metres from the ground. It is oppressive. Lateral growth within the owner's property is suppressed by competition from conifers. Proposal: Crown lift to 4 metres over Claygate Lodge Close (the street and garden of no. 3). Reduce lateral spread over 3 Claygate Lodge Close by 1.5 metres. Current spread 8 metres, final spread 6.5 metres. Reduce height by 1.5 metres. Current height 18 metres, final height 16.5 metres.
As published by the council, reference 2024/2254
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2024
Received by Elmbridge
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21 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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