Planning application
The Columbary Old Barn Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7EN
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Ash tree (95/T19) : Remove and grind
As published by the council, reference 26/00169/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00169/TPO
- Type
- Consent for Works to Preserved Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Woodcote And Langley Vale
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KT18 7EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Epsom and Ewell
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Carpenters Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Epsom
Active · incorporated 2022 · Epsom
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- RETPOZ
- Officers Report
- ACKTPO
- ACKTPO
- Application Form - without Personal data
- Sketch Plan
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Epsom and Ewell 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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