Planning application
Ridgecourt The Ridge Epsom Surrey KT18 7EP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G10/95 1534 Lime - Tip reduction of lateral branches to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 4m; Crown lift to 3m. A4/95 1537 Hornbeam - Crown lift to 4m. 1542 Hornbeam - Crown reduction to a final height of 10m with a horizontal radial canopy spread of 3m. 1545 Hornbeam - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 5m to reduce the potential for stem and root failure. 1546 Sycamore - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 5m to reduce the potential for stem failure. G12/95 1556 Hornbeam - Reduce minor stem to a height of 6m. T27/95 1561 Oak - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 8m. W1/445 1563 Red Oak - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 10m. Remove deadwood more than 25mm diameter. A2/96 1566 Scots Pine - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 4m. 1567 Scots Pine - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 5m. 1570 Scots Pine - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 4m. 1571 Ash - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 4m. 1572 Lawson Cypress - Remove. No replacement tree proposed. 1573 Scots Pine - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 5m. 1574 Scots Pine - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 6m. 1577 Scots Pine - Tip reduction to a horizontal radial canopy spread of 6m. 1579 Douglas Fir - Remove. No replacement tree proposed. Trees 1534, 1537, 1541, 1542 Remove epicormic growth to within 1cm of parent material on an annual basis to allow survey Tree works to trees 1534, 1561,1563, 1566, 1567, 1570, 1571 1573, 1574 and 1577 is being proposed to reduce the potential for branch failure.
As published by the council, reference 26/00481/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00481/TPO
- Type
- Consent for Works to Preserved Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Partly Permitted
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Woodcote And Langley Vale
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KT18 7EP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epsom and Ewell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/01001/TPO Granted
Ridgecourt The Ridge Epsom Surrey KT18 7EP
Tree 1568 Scots pine: Remove due to Phaeolus schweinitzii at the base leading to increased potential for stem and root-plate failure. Trees 1525 to 1533 Sycamore: Remove due to severe decline. Tree 1591 Cypress: Remove due to decay at base
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by Epsom and Ewell
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Partly Permitted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sapling Arboriculture Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Alton
Active · incorporated 2005 · Alton
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- PTTPOZ
- Officer Report
- ACKTPO
- ACKTPO
- Application Form - without Personal data
- Tree Condition Survey
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epsom and Ewell granted permission on 13 August 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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