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68 Fairmile Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2DE

Granted Elmbridge 2026/0926 Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order - T7 - Small leaved lime - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T9 - Ash - Remove epicormic growth from ground level up to crown break and remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians with the remove of epicormic growth allowing vehicles access along driveway. T10 - Ash - Reduce the overall height of the Ash tree by approximately 4 metres, reshaping and balancing the remaining lower crown to create a suitable and natural framework - Reason for work: Tree has large cavities in upper crown and believed to have Dryad saddle on upper crown. Reducing the height and lateral limbs of the upper crown to remove stress weight off structural limbs and allow the tree to be monitored in future. T12 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T13 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T14 - Remove epicormic growth up to crown break - Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area, including corrective pruning of previous poor pruning wounds over neighbouring property (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians with the remove of epicormic growth allowing vehicles access along driveway.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0926

Application record

Reference
2026/0926
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Grant Consent
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Decided
27 May 2026
Ward
Oxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward
Decision by
Officer delegated
Postcode
KT11 2DE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by Elmbridge

  2. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Consent

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Elmbridge granted permission on 27 May 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.

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