Planning application
Surbiton Court St Andrew's Square Surbiton
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
G1: X2 Poplar's - Fell.
As published by the council, reference 25/02573/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02573/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- St Mark's & Seething Wells
- Parish
- Surbiton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Kingston upon Thames
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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3 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Kingston upon Thames 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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1 Surbiton Court St Andrew's Square Surbiton KT6 4EB
T11: Ash - Pollard back to previous pruning points to reduce risk of failure. T12: Pittosporum - Crown lift over road up to 15ft. G1: Poplars X2 - Monolith two poplar trees back to previous pruning points.
Decided Trees 1 doc -
1 Surbiton Court St Andrew's Square Surbiton KT6 4EB
T10: Ash - Reduce in height by 3 meters to healthy pruning points. Balance crown by reducing South West lateral branches by 4 meters, reduce West lateral branches by 3 meters, reduce North East lateral branches by 2 meters.
Decided Trees 2 docs -
9 Surbiton Court St Andrew's Square Surbiton KT6 4EB
T.1 Ash - Repollard to previous points. . Please see map for location . The works are part of a regular maintenance programme to retain the tree at a suitable size for its location . The proposed works would not reduce the amenity value of the tree and will allow sustainable tree management in the long term
Decided Trees 1 doc -
90-113 Surbiton Court St Andrew's Square Surbiton
G1: Removal of one dead birch tree. Crown lift of horse chestnut trees up to 3m above ground level. Horse chestnuts 3 metre Crown reduction, along the same southern edge.
Decided Trees 4 docs -
Flats 114-116 Surbiton Court Mews St Andrews Square Surbiton KT6 4EE
Application for Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref: 19/01259/FUL (Alterations and extensions at ground, first and second floor levels associated with the the formation of 5no. new self-contained flats and modification of existing flats at Surbiton Court Mews following the demolition of 2no. garages and a single storey studio (formerly garage) ) dated 27/11/2020. Amendment to Flats 1 and 5 are turned from one-bedroom into two-bedroom flats Basement level: Removing the North-West lightwell and enlarging the bigger, rear lightwell towards the North-West. Bedroom 3 window leads now into the single lightwell. Ground Floor Level: Flat 3, living area now opens towards the North-West garden whilst one of the openings towards the properties in the Mall has been removed. Flat 1 extension of 2.7 meters towards rear boundary Flat 2 new opening into garden on North-West side First Floor Level: Flats 4&5: No changes are proposed other than tweaks to internal layouts Flat 6: Additional rooflight over kitchen area. Second Floor Level: Flats 7&8: No changes are proposed other than tweaks to internal layouts and positioning of rooflights.
Refused Amendments New dwelling Extension +3 17 docsSmall domestic -
116 Surbiton Court Mews St Andrew's Square Surbiton KT6 4EE
Details required for Condition 7 (CO2 and water calculations), Condition 8 (Landscape) and Condition 9 (Bin and Recycle Facilities) of planning permission 22/00597/FUL (Application under Section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without compliance with Condition 2 (Approved plans) of Planning Permission 19/01259/FUL, allowed on appeal Ref: APP/Z5630/W/20/3250554 (Alterations and extensions at ground, first and second floor levels associated with the formation of 5no. new self-contained flats and modification of existing flats at Surbiton Court Mews following the demolition of 2no. garages and a single storey studio (formerly garage) to allow for changes to optimize the layouts in order to provide bigger units where possible.)
Granted Conditions New dwelling Extension +1 5 docsSmall domestic
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