Planning application
4 Grove Cottages, Guildford Road, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3QE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown reduce one sycamore tree (marked T1 on submitted plan) by 4.5 metres and thinning reduction of 40%.
As published by the council, reference MO/2021/0498
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2021/0498
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 15 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 6 May 2021
- Decided
- 21 Jun 2021
- Ward
- Westcott
- Parish
- Westcott (Unparished)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH4 3QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Mar 2021
Received by Mole Valley
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6 May 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jun 2021
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mole Valley granted permission on 21 June 2021, 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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