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Butter Hill House, South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2LE

Granted Mole Valley MO/2022/1748 Conservation Area Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1. Yew tree - Crown reduce by up to 2m and crown lift to provide 3m ground clearance; T4. Holly tree - Lightly prune to remove overhang from steps and parking bay; T6. Prunus tree - Reduce canopy overhanging parking space (NW canopy) back to in-line with railings and reduce laterals overhanging entrance to steps by 1.5m; T7. Apple tree - Reduce limb overhanging road by 1.5m; T14. Holly - Fell to ground level and treat stump. Includes removal of deadwood from several trees as an exception.

As published by the council, reference MO/2022/1748

Application record

Reference
MO/2022/1748
Type
Conservation Area Trees
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
Received
13 Oct 2022
Validated
29 Nov 2022
Decided
1 Mar 2023
Ward
Dorking South
Parish
Dorking (Unparished)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH4 2LE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • MO/2024/1636 Granted

    Butter Hill House, South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2LE

    T1 x cherry crown lift and cut back over garage by 2 meters. T2 x Prunus to be reduced and shaped by apoximatelly 2 metres back to old pruning points. T3 x Birch to remove large front stem over neighbours and reduce the remainder of crown by approx 2.5 meters. T4 x Malus to reduce the overall size of crown by 2 meters. T5 x cherry dying fell to ground level.

    Decided 5 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Oct 2022

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 29 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: NO OBJECTION

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mole Valley granted permission on 1 March 2023, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Butter Hill House, South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2LE

    MO/2024/1636 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    T1 x cherry crown lift and cut back over garage by 2 meters. T2 x Prunus to be reduced and shaped by apoximatelly 2 metres back to old pruning points. T3 x Birch to remove large front stem over neighbours and reduce the remainder of crown by approx 2.5 meters. T4 x Malus to reduce the overall size of crown by 2 meters. T5 x cherry dying fell to ground level.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • ROSE HILL HOUSE ROSE HILL DORKING RH4 2EA

    MO/2025/02575 Submitted 22 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    01- Line of Magnolia - Reduce height by no more than 1 metre to previous points and prune the laterals to retain the pleached effect.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • Rose Hill House, Rose Hill, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2EA

    MO/2024/1612 Submitted 26 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    01 - Beech - Reduce overall size of crown by 2 metres, remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter.

    Granted Trees 2 docs

  • 24, Rose Hill, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2EA

    MO/2021/1002 Submitted 25 May 2021 50 yards away

    Remove one Western Red Cedar tree (marked 01 on submitted plan).

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 3 FLAT 2 VICTORIA TERRACE DORKING RH4 2LD

    MO/2026/00811 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    T1 Sycamore reduce the overall size of crown by aproximately 2 meters back to previous reduction points and clear all phone wires. This tree is causing excessive shading.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 38-40, South Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2HQ

    MO/2021/1105 Submitted 11 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 5 of approved planning permiossion MO/2020/0125 for the proposed change of use from Class B1 (Office) to use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) and the reorganisation of the internal layout to suit. (Listed Building Consent)

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
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  • DHR/1109 Granted

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    Application to fell eight conifers.

    Received 12 Feb, published by the council 30 Jul 2026 Trees
  • MO/2026/01270 Granted

    3 FOX COVERT FETCHAM KT22 9XD

    TPO/114/2/I T1 – Silver Birch. It is proposed to reduce the crown by approximately 1–2 metres, pruning back towards the previous reduction points where suitable. Given the tree's previous management history and the amount of regrowth produced, we would also request consideration for the tree to be managed on a 3 year pruning cycle, reducing new growth back towards the established pruning framework as required.

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • MO/2026/01340 Granted

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    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Trees
  • MO/2026/01341 Granted

    HORNBEAM WOODFIELD ASHTEAD KT21 2RL

    Crown reduction of Tree T1, a mature Ash tree. The proposed works comprise a crown reduction of approximately 2.0–2.5 metres in height and 1.5–2.0 metres on the lateral branch spread. The tree also contains a quantity of deadwood and dead branch tips. As part of the proposed works, all deadwood will be removed, and dead branch tips reduced where appropriate.

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Trees
  • MO/2026/01336 Granted

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    Fell T13 Larch mature fungal bracket.

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Trees