Planning application
68 Worple Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7AG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T4 - Corsican Pine (15/T121) - Rebalance tree by reducing lower limbs only which are overhanging the drive. Remove any dead wood T3 - Purple Leaf Plum - Tree diseased, possibly dying off, overhanging footpath (some risk), remove hollow branches and dead wood T5 - Leylandii: Reduce by 30% (3 Metres) T7 - TPO 17/T14 - Copper Beech Some bark loss, see photo T7-2. Lift By 5 Metres to reduce weight and reduce the crown by a third (as amended). T9 - Group of Leylandii - Thin out by removing trees near Lyme (T8); reduce trees to 2-3m T1 & T2 -2 Corsican Pines ( 17/G4 ) - Cut Back away from gutters and roof as hard as possible
As published by the council, reference 26/00653/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00653/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Partly Permitted
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Woodcote And Langley Vale
- Postcode
- KT18 7AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Epsom and Ewell
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Partly Permitted
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1 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- ACKTPO
- Application Form - without Personal data
- Sketch Plan
- T1T2 Photograph 1
- T1T2 Photograph 2
- T1T2 Photograph 3
- T3 Photograph 4
- T3 Photograph 5
- T3 Photograph 6
- T4 Photograph 7
- T4 Photograph 8
- T4 Photograph 9
- T5 Photograph 10
- T7 Photograph 11
- T7 Photograph 12
- T9 Photograph 13
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Epsom and Ewell granted permission on 29 September 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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