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Kenilworth Riding Stables, Dorking Road, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4PZ

Refused Mole Valley MO/2022/2007 Tree Felling Consent

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Remove two Chestnut trees and one sycamore tree and raise the crowns of the remaining trees to give 3 metres clearance from ground level (includes removal of ivy and dead wood - exempt works).

As published by the council, reference MO/2022/2007

Application record

Reference
MO/2022/2007
Type
Tree Felling Consent
Status
Determined
Decision
REFUSED
Received
25 Nov 2022
Validated
23 Dec 2022
Decided
13 Apr 2023
Ward
Bookham South
Parish
Bookham (Unparished)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
KT23 4PZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Nov 2022

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 23 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: REFUSED

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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