Planning application
Furze Hill 7 Beaconsfield Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0PN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Claygate Foley Estate Conservation Area - 1. Cypress group (front boundary) - Seasonal trim both sides, removing approx. 15cm growth to tighten and tidy hedge. Trim/reduce top by up to 0.5m to achieve a uniform level across group. 2. Hazel (by greenhouse) - Remove stem that is rubbing against greenhouse, then prune remaining branches by up to 0.5m to provide suitable clearance from greenhouse. 3. Apple (in neighbour's garden) - Reduce overhanging laterals by up to 1.5m back to boundary line. Pruning cuts to be made to suitable live growth where possible. 4. Bay & Holly (RHS boundary) - Reduce by up to 1-1.5m in height to achieve a uniform level across group. Cut back by approx. 1m to provide clearance from adjacent Apple tree and trim garden side to tidy. 5. Bamboo (RHS boundary, under Bay tree) - Fell to near ground level. 6. Yew (under Douglas fir) - Suppressed specimen, fell to near ground level. 7. Thuja hedge (adjacent to path) - Mostly dead. Fell to near ground level and grind out resulting stumps.
As published by the council, reference 2025/0113
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/0113
- Type
- Tree Conservation Area
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conservation Area Tree Works Acceptable
- Received
- 14 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2025
- Ward
- Claygate Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
- Postcode
- KT10 0PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Elmbridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/0545 Granted
Furze Hill 7 Beaconsfield Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0PN
Claygate Foley Estate Conservation Area - T1- Spruce, Section fell to ground level. The tree is becoming too dominant in the garden causing the surrounding trees to struggle, in particular the adjacent Copper Beech which has struggled with drought stress. The Spruce also casts a large shadow over the rear neighbours property. T2- Western Red Cedar, Reduce by 3 metres. This tree has been managed as a hedge in the past and needs to be reduced back down to previous points. Current height 9 metres, final height 6 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2025
Received by Elmbridge
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16 Jan 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Feb 2025
Decision issued: Conservation Area Tree Works Acceptable
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Elmbridge granted permission on 13 February 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Furze Hill 7 Beaconsfield Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0PN
Claygate Foley Estate Conservation Area - T1- Spruce, Section fell to ground level. The tree is becoming too dominant in the garden causing the surrounding trees to struggle, in particular the adjacent Copper Beech which has struggled with drought stress. The Spruce also casts a large shadow over the rear neighbours property. T2- Western Red Cedar, Reduce by 3 metres. This tree has been managed as a hedge in the past and needs to be reduced back down to previous points. Current height 9 metres, final height 6 metres.
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