Planning application
5 Oak Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3AZ
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order EL:20/32 - Justification for Proposed Tree Work Scots Pine (T1), 5 Oak Road, KT11 3AZ The application seeks permission for the removal of a mature Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) located just outside the front garden dwarf brick wall which is currently protected under a Tree Preservation Order (TPO). The proposal is made due to a combination of amenity, health and safety, and property-related concerns, including safety risk from falling material. The tree regularly sheds large cones and deadwood with episodes of limb drop. The approach to the house entrance means these fall zones extend to parked vehicles on the driveway and where residents enter and leave the premises. There is an increasing concern about potential injury or vehicle damage, especially during periods of high winds. Structural proximity: The tree's root spread is damaging the main approach path paving together with inducing cracks in the front boundary wall. The applicant is willing to replant with alternative specie as covered in the specialist's tree report being submitted with this application.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2816
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2816
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Refuse Proposed Tree Work
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Cobham and Downside Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
- Postcode
- KT11 3AZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Elmbridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 1 refused.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by Elmbridge
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21 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Proposed Tree Work
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Elmbridge refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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