Planning application
17 Downs Road Epsom Surrey KT18 5JF
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T8-Common Beech Lowest limb over neighbouring property, remove hanging dead branch. T14-Common beech Remove single dead branch near fence line. T16-Common lime Dead and diseased wood and crown reduction to previous reduction points removing 4m from branch tips.
As published by the council, reference 25/01452/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01452/TPO
- Type
- Consent for Works to Preserved Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- College
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KT18 5JF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Epsom and Ewell
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
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Epsom and Ewell granted permission on 29 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.
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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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