Planning application
Apple Tree Cottage, Chapel Hill, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1x Ash and 1x Beech: Crown reduce by a maximum of 3 metres with branches lifted to 18 feet to reduce encroachment (Effingham conservation area).
As published by the council, reference 26/T/00096
Application record
- Reference
- 26/T/00096
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Tree Application Approved
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Effingham
- Parish
- Effingham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT24 5NB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Guildford
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Tree Application Approved
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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