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8, Highacre, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BF

Granted Mole Valley MO/2023/0339 Tree Felling Consent

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Field Maple tree - crown reduce by 1.5m, crown thin by approximately 20%.

As published by the council, reference MO/2023/0339

Application record

Reference
MO/2023/0339
Type
Tree Felling Consent
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Received
8 Mar 2023
Validated
8 Mar 2023
Decided
2 May 2023
Ward
Dorking South
Parish
Dorking (Unparished)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH4 3BF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • MO/2024/1367 Granted

    8, Highacre, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BF

    01 - Field Maple - reduce overall size of crown by 1 metre. I would like to request a rolling application for trimming up to 1 metre annually to retain size of the tree and a healthy canopy.

    Decided 10 Oct 2024 Trees
  • MO/2019/1892 Granted

    8, Highacre, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BF

    Reduce the crown of one Maple tree (marked 01 on submitted plan) by approximately 2 metres and restructure the main outer branch form.

    Decided 11 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Mar 2023

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 2 May 2023

    Decision issued: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS

  3. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mole Valley granted permission on 2 May 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

Within 0.3 miles

  • 8, Highacre, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BF

    MO/2024/1367 Submitted 19 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    01 - Field Maple - reduce overall size of crown by 1 metre. I would like to request a rolling application for trimming up to 1 metre annually to retain size of the tree and a healthy canopy.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • 8, Highacre, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BF

    MO/2019/1892 Submitted 11 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Reduce the crown of one Maple tree (marked 01 on submitted plan) by approximately 2 metres and restructure the main outer branch form.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 9, Highacre, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BF

    MO/2024/1643 Submitted 1 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    01 - Oak - Crown reduce the overall size of the tree by upto 1.5m by selectively removing the larger stems of regeneration from the previous reduction points to leave a balanced canopy, remove the epicormic growth to the height of the crown break.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • 4, Highacre, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BF

    MO/2022/1935 Submitted 15 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Reduce height of one Horse Chestnut tree (marked 01 on submitted plan) by 2.5m and remove epicormic stem re-growths. (Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter - exempt works).

    Granted Trees 8 docs
  • 31, Highacre, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3BF

    MO/2019/1865 Submitted 15 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Reduce the crown of one Horse Chestnut tree (marked 01 on submitted plan) by 2 metres and remove epicormic growth to 6 metres (includes removal of dead wood and ivy - exempt works).

    Split decision Trees 5 docs
  • 31 HIGHACRE DORKING RH4 3BF

    MO/2026/01188 Submitted 22 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    01- Horse Chestnut - Reduce overall size of crown by up to 1.5 metres back to suitable growth points, the level of reduction is not to exceed the previous reduction points, remove deadwood within crown, remove epicormic growth to 6 metres and remove ivy from ground level. 02 - Catalpa - Carefully fell to near ground level.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

In Mole Valley

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    Little Parkhurst , Abinger Common

    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

    6 THE MURREYS ASHTEAD KT21 2LU

    01 - 4 X Hornbeam - Reduce overall size of crown by 2 metres. 02 - Conifer - Reduce height to previous points and trim sides to shape (2 metre height reduction, 0.5 metre lateral reduction)

    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

    ASHTEAD HOSPITAL THE WARREN ASHTEAD KT21 2SB

    Fell T13 Larch mature fungal bracket.

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