Planning application
2025/0809
58 Green Lane Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5EZ
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order EL:03/34: Tree number/Species: T2 OAK Amenity: SIGNIFICANT Proposed works: T2 OAK Crown thin 20%. Removal deadwood and epicormic growth up to main crown break. Remove largest crossing limb leaving a stub of 1m, to remove at a later date. Crown lift to 4.5m above ground level and allow 2m clearance of phone lines, removing selected branches back to primary limbs (see annotated image) and pruning remaining tertiary branches. Dimensions are not required, images are suitable for the purpose of identifying pruning points, and there are no crown reduction works. Reason: To maintain the tree at a size suitable for the location and allow more light beneath the canopy. The tree can be re-visited in about 3 years' time to spec - light reduction works. Officer comments: T2 OAK is not exempt from application under section 14 of Town and Country Planning Regulations 2012. The work specification is considered to address initial reasons for work while maintaining a reasonable degree of public amenity with an acceptable impact on tree health.
As published by the council, reference 2025/0809
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2025
Received by Elmbridge
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6 May 2025
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
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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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