Planning application
156, High Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
01- Copper Beech: Reduce overall size of crown by 1.5 metres (remove dead wood within crown exempt works).
As published by the council, reference MO/2023/0005
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2023/0005
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 3 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 3 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 14 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Dorking South
- Parish
- Dorking (Unparished)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH4 1BQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jan 2023
Received by Mole Valley
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14 Feb 2023
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 14 February 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.
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