Planning application
4 Highridge Close Epsom Surrey KT18 5HF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Yew tree (TPO 3/A1), rear garden, mature. Crown reduction of 1m radius and crown lift to 2.5m over footpaths. Branches encroaching on pathways and over vegetable beds.
As published by the council, reference 26/00646/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00646/TPO
- Type
- Consent for Works to Preserved Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 May 2026
- Validated
- 30 May 2026
- Ward
- College
- Postcode
- KT18 5HF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epsom and Ewell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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22/01851/TPO Granted
4 Highridge Close Epsom Surrey KT18 5HF
T1 Yew (within A1 of TPO 3) located in the rear garden- Reduce & reshape by 2m, remove dead & diseased wood - general maintenance of tree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 May 2026
Received by Epsom and Ewell
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Epsom and Ewell took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- ACKTPO
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
- Location Plan
- Sketch Plan
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Epsom and Ewell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Epsom and Ewell decided tree works applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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4 Highridge Close Epsom Surrey KT18 5HF
T1 Yew (within A1 of TPO 3) located in the rear garden- Reduce & reshape by 2m, remove dead & diseased wood - general maintenance of tree
Granted Trees 2 docs -
2 Chartwell Place Epsom Surrey KT18 5JH
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition(s): 3 (Landscaping Scheme of Herbaceous Plants) of planning permission 19/01036/FLH
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
4C Downs Road Epsom Surrey KT18 5HE
London plane (15/T23): Reducing 3m on the top and 4m on sides
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Glosters Downs Avenue Epsom Surrey KT18 5HG
Sycamore (3/T5) - Reduce back lateral overhang to boundry at nearest suitable growth points
Granted Trees 6 docs -
St Christophers School 6 Downs Road Epsom Surrey KT18 5HE
Removal of playground play structure and erection of open sided timber shelter.
Granted Full applications 18 docs -
St Christophers School 6 Downs Road Epsom Surrey KT18 5HE
H4 - Leyland Cypress- Crown raise by 1m on its western side only and reduce height by 0.4m to old trim line T1 Horse Chestnut (15/T14) - Crown reduce by 1.5m. T12 Copper Beech (15/T17) - Crown raise eastern peripheries to achieve a 2m clearance of roof. Crown reduce eastern aspect only (approximately 3 limbs) by 1m.
Granted Trees 5 docs
Other tree works applications
In Epsom and Ewell
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26/00995/TPO Awaiting decision
2 The Green Ewell Surrey KT17 3JN
T1 - Beech (60/T11) - Reduce laterally spreading limbs on the South East side by approximately 3-4 meters, raise crown by 3-4 meters - Large tree within distance of house garage & rear building is very close to all
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26/01013/TPO Awaiting decision
12 Beech Road Epsom Surrey KT17 4NH
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) T1 in the back garden. Works proposed: Crown reduction by approximately 20-25%, crown lift to 3m above ground level, and removal of deadwood. Reason for works: The tree has not been pruned for approximately seven years and has developed an overly dense canopy, with several extended limbs encroaching toward the property and neighbouring gardens.
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26/00977/TPO Awaiting decision
17 Downs Road Epsom Surrey KT18 5JF
T002-Common beech - Back Garden - Fell to the height of 6 metres from ground level or level with the base of the fork on the main stems.
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26/01020/TPO Awaiting decision
St Martins Church Of England Infant School Worple Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7AA
Horse Chestnut (T1) L1/W3: a. Conduct a selective reduction of the over extended lateral growth in the upper crown, which is overhanging pre-school, reducing by approx. 1.5-2.0m into the natural canopy line. b. Crown thin the lower crown and formative prune of the lower epicormic growth by 15%. c. Reduce lateral spread on the main scaffold branches with decay pockets on the North side, and East side, by up to 2m to suitable growth points, as detailed in the climbing inspection report. St Martin's Infant/Pre-school has experienced previous branch failure, T1.
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26/00524/TPO Granted
Linden Bridge School Grafton Road Worcester Park Surrey KT4 7JW
2 x Poplar - (L1/W1): Remove limb growing over neighbour and remove the smaller limb below, cut back all laterals of the hazel to the fence line