Planning application
2025/0173
Clarence House Herons Croft Weybridge Surrey KT13 0PL
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order EL:09/02 - T1 - Dead/Dying Silver Birch to fell to ground level T2/3 - 2 x Oaks - Top reduce crowns by approx 3m. Current approx height is 20m and spread is 15m. Approx New height will be 17m and spread will be 12m. Trees have grown too large for space and are close to property, also limbs are very leggy and reducing them would reduce chance of these failing.
As published by the council, reference 2025/0173
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2025
Received by Elmbridge
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23 Jan 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Grant in Part/Refuse in Part - TPO
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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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2026/1407 Granted
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