Planning application
2025/1008
Chestnut Lodge 2 A Eaton Park Cobham Surrey KT11 2JE
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order EL:89/31 - T1 Sweet Chestnut - reduce back to previous pruning points (2.5m) and raise canopy up to 5.5m to leave a finished height of 14.5m and finished spread of 7m. Work will maintain size and form to comply with Highways Regs T2 Sweet Chestnut - Reduce by 4m, raise canopy up to 5.5m to leave finished height of 10m and finished spread of 5m. Die-back in crown, reduce back into live growth T3 Red Oak - reduce back to previous pruning points (4m) to leave finished height of 15m and finished spread of 4m. Regrowth is too large - work will maintain size and shape T4 Sweet Chestnut - reduce by 3m to leave finished height of 14m and spread of 6m to maintain size and shape T5 Sweet Chestnut - reduce by 3m, raise canopy up to 5.5m to leave finished height of 14m and spread of 6m to maintain size and shape.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1008
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2025
Received by Elmbridge
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19 May 2025
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2026/1400 Awaiting decision
Chestnut Lodge 2A Eaton Park Cobham Surrey KT11 2JE
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 5 (Noise from Plant and Equipment - BS4142:2019) of Planning Permission ref:2026/0582 (Proposed construction of new pool house to accommodate ancillary entertainment facilities and provision of pool plant/store (following demolition of existing outbuilding). Variation to consist of internal alterations, change to render finish with painted timber weatherboarding and removal of approved pool plant room and store and therefore removal of Noise Assessment.
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2024/2692 Granted
Chestnut Lodge 2A Eaton Park Cobham Surrey KT11 2JE
Roof extension incorporating front and rear dormer windows including raising of the ridge, single-storey extension to garage, first-floor extension to existing garage and gym incorporating dormer windows, two-storey link extension to main house, new portico style front porch following removal of the existing addition, replacement and new front gable roof; removal of the ground floor side bay window extension and alterations to the landscaping, fenestration and materiality of the dwelling.
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2026/0582 Granted
Chestnut Lodge 2 A Eaton Park Cobham Surrey KT11 2JE
Proposed construction of new pool house to accommodate ancillary entertainment facilities and provision of pool plant/store (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
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2026/0942 Granted
Chestnut Lodge 2A Eaton Park Cobham Surrey KT11 2JE
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission ref: 2025/2130 (Variation of Condition: 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 2024/2692 (Householder extensions) to reduce footprint of garage, remove parapet and alter roof form, remove palladian window, to replace front dormer windows with rooflights, addition of side and front rooflights and alterations to landscaping, internal layout and fenestration). Variations to consist of changes to fenestration
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2024/3116 Granted
Chestnut Lodge 2 A Eaton Park Cobham Surrey KT11 2JE
Tree Preservation Order EL:89/31 - T1 - Sweet Chestnut at rear (part of G2 on TPO 89/31) - fell - the tree has an inclusion at the base. Owner is concerned as children regularly play beneath the tree and it is in very close proximity to the property. The tree will be replaced with a specimen much more suited to the position.
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2025/1342 Withdrawn
Site Of 9 Eaton Park Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2JJ
Non-Material Amendments to Variation of Condition 2024/2953 of planning permission 2021/4006 to reduce roof mass, revise size of dormer windows, add rooflights over ground floor projection, alterations to fenestration and omit brise soleil and chimney stack.
Other trees applications
In Elmbridge
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2026/1407 Granted
St Sophias House Thames Street Weybridge Surrey KT13 8LN
Tree Preservation Order EL:18/09 - Front Garden T1-Yew Remove epicormic growth. Reduce back from windows by removal of up to 1.5 metres of branch length. Reduce over extended branches around the tree to form a compact crown.
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2026/1460 Granted
8 Midway Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 3HY
Tree Preservation Order EL:93/13 - T1 - Oak - Reduce the lateral canopy extending over the property by approximately 3 metres, pruning back to suitable growth points in order to retain a balanced and natural crown form. Current dimensions: Height 15m, crown spread 15m. Reason for works: A significant defect has been identified within the principal lateral limb extending over the property. The limb, which has an approximate diameter of 35cm, contains a cavity extending approximately 20cm into the wood, representing more than half of the limb's diameter. The location and extent of this defect raise concerns regarding the long-term structural integrity of the branch. The tree has previously been subject to more extensive pruning on the neighbouring side but has not been correspondingly reduced within the applicant's property boundary. This has resulted in an unbalanced crown with a greater proportion of the canopy and associated loading concentrated over the property. The proposed reduction is intended to lessen the end weight and wind loading on the affected limb, thereby reducing the risk of branch failure while retaining the tree's overall health, amenity value and natural appearance. The works represent a proportionate arboricultural management approach that will help ensure the continued safe retention of this mature Oak within the landscape. T2 - Oak (please see the attached tree report) Crown Spread: North 6.5m, East 6m, South 5m, West 10.5m Condition: Upright tree with a pronounced south-western canopy bias and excessive end weight on elongated lateral growth. Normal vigour and crown vitality observed. Recently exposed following the failure and removal of an adjacent Silver Birch to the north. A children's play area is located directly beneath the canopy. Defects: Historic pruning wound at 4.5m on the north-eastern stem is occluding with no visible decay. Two woodpecker cavities are present at approximately 6m and 6.5m, extending internally by around 60cm and 3
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2026/1453 Granted
58 Station Avenue Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 1NQ
Tree Preservation Order EL:227 - T1/2 Oak Trees to front of property. (Believe only one of the trees has a TPO.) To raise crowns by 2m to give. A clearance of approx 5.5-6m from ground level. This will allow high sided vehicles to pass without striking. Also to reduce over extending limb over car parking spaces on inside by approx 2m.
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2026/1287 Granted
Woodcote 22 Cleves Wood Weybridge Surrey KT13 9TH
EL:11/08 - Tree is T4 Birch as per sketch plan Tree is dead and works are to fell it to ground level. Given position of tree (under suppressing oaks) and limited public amenity (low height in rear garden) no replacement tree is proposed
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2026/1444 Granted
Nyren 11 Giggs Hill Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0BT
Giggs Hill Green Conservation Area - T2 + T3 Horse chestnut - Raise the canopies to approximately 7 metres Prune back from the garden by 1.5 metres and prune back the Northern and southern side of the trees by 1.5 metres to create a larger light window. Dimensions after pruning H 15m W 10m.