Planning application
Knowle Hill 22 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
EL:13/01 - T1 - Oak - 23m height, 6m crown radius - Remove Ivy - To stop Ivy spreading into canopy increasing wind loading and taking over/shading out growth points of the tree.T2 - Oak - 21m height, 4m crown radius - Remove Ivy, Reduce height by 3m to 20m, radius spread by 2m to 4m - Ivy to be removed for the same reason as T1, reduction to re-balance canopy the shape has been one-sided due to a phototropic lean this reduction would re-balance. T3 - Oak - 21m height, 5m crown radius - Reduce radius by 2m to 3m - Reduction as with T2, to address a canopy phototropic lean.T4 - Oak - 26m height, 8m crown radius - Remove damaged limb (hazard beam) to make safe over garden. - Removal of dangerous, partly snapped limb over garden where children play.T5 - Yew - 8m height, 5m crown radius - Reduce and shape by 2m to leave at 6m ht, with 3m crown radius - Tree is on garden edge so to reduce to smaller canopy and canopy interlinking with Holly - additionally this area of the woodland is partly open and we are keen to replant so will increase the light to be floor for establishment of native woodland species, note bramble and nettles will be controlled. T6 - Holly - 8m height, 5m crown radius - Reduce and shape by 2m to leave at 6m ht, with 3m crown radius - Tree work is linked to T5 above.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1202
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1202
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Grant Consent
- Received
- 6 May 2025
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Oxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
- Postcode
- KT11 2PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2025
Received by Elmbridge
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4 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Elmbridge granted permission on 3 July 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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