Planning application
54 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
East Molesey Kent Town Conservation Area - T1 Oak - Crown reduce back to previous reduction points, reducing height by 1.5m from 12m to 10.5m and total spread by 3m from 13m to 10m.
As published by the council, reference 2025/3365
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3365
- Type
- Tree Conservation Area
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Molesey East Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
- Postcode
- KT8 9DW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Elmbridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0813 Granted
54 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
East Molesey Kent Town Conservation Area - Reduce oak tree in middle of garden by two meters off the crown leaving 5 m of crown left . Remove dead wood and thin by 10% and remove bottom left branch going over garden to balance tree and promote healthy shape .
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Elmbridge
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13 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Elmbridge granted permission on 13 January 2026, 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.
Nearby applications
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54 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
East Molesey Kent Town Conservation Area - Reduce oak tree in middle of garden by two meters off the crown leaving 5 m of crown left . Remove dead wood and thin by 10% and remove bottom left branch going over garden to balance tree and promote healthy shape .
Granted Trees 4 docs -
52 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
East Molesey Kent Town Conservation Area - 1. Acacia rear garden LHS. Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3-4 metres. Approximately to but not beyod previous points of reduction. Crown lift to 6m all round at base and remove deadwood greater than 10mm diameter. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth. Height pre 19m post 16m crown spread pre 14m post 11m. Acacia tree on boundary between gardens, works are to reduce back from buildings and allow light into adjacent areas, tree is getting too large for its position. Has been reduced in the past and is now needing to be kept in a cycle of reduction due to there being several broken branches throughout the crown, works are to reduce further branches breaking
Granted Trees 4 docs -
52 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
East Molesey Kent Town Conservation Area - 1. Horse chestnut front garden. Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth Details contained in survey 2. Mimosa group rear garden RHS by fence at rear. Reduce height by approximately 50% to5m tall.18m to 9m - to allow light
Granted Trees 5 docsSmall domestic -
58 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
East Molesey Kent Town Conservation Area - T1 - Sycamore tree to front of property. The tree is multi-stemmed with four stems arising from ground level with a height of approximately 14 metres and spread of approximately 5 metres. Proposed works are to remove the tree due to presence of Kretzschmaria deusta fungus at base of tree, which could lead to a risk of failure with tree in close proximity to road and footpath. The area will then be replanted with shrubs and suitable ornamental tree.
Decided Trees 5 docs -
58 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
East Molesey Kent Town Conservation Area - Remove ivy and crown reduce 1 x Sycamore by 1.5 - 2 metres, remove 1 x Lawson Cypress and remove 1 x Holm Oak.
Decided Trees 9 docs -
58 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
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