Planning application
2024/3291
2 High Pine Close Weybridge Surrey KT13 9EA
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order: EL:08/12 - T1- Beech - Beech tree located at the front of the property at '2 High Pines Close, Weybridge'.The tree is approximately 16m tall with an 8m spread on the North and East section of the tree. A spread of approximately 5-6m on the South and West side. A reduction of 6m in height. A 3m reduction in spread all round to alleviate a large portion of weight and sail in the tree. Leaving the tree at a final height of 10m with a spread of around 5m N & E side. A final spread of 3-4m S & W side. Crown lift up to 6m as larger vehicles hit these branches overhanging the road.The tree has a Large bracket of Ganoderma fungus at the base, with closer inspection this could be seen less as an objective of amenity but more of an exercise of safety and conservation for the time being. The tree will at some point have to be felled due to the Ganoderma given its close proximity of multiple properties and walkways and highways. Amenity should be less of a concern over safety however the 6m will still be above previous pruning points and therefore likely to still have a good balanced shape.The main concern of the work submitted is to reduce a bulk of weight and wind sail out of the tree to prevent the likelihood of the tree failing giving its proximity to buildings cars and pedestrian walkways.
As published by the council, reference 2024/3291
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2024
Received by Elmbridge
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21 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Proposed Tree Work
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
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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