Planning application
52 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 - 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
As published by the council, reference 2026/1517
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1517
- Type
- Tree Conservation Area
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 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 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0634 Granted
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Elmbridge
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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30 Jul 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 granted permission on 13 July 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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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 -
54 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
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54 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DW
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.
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