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26, Wathen Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JY

Granted Mole Valley MO/2023/0475 Conservation Area Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Remove one Apple and one Pear tree (T4 and T5 on submitted plan). Cut back one Bay tree (T2) and one Crab Apple tree (T3) by one metre. (Includes work to shrubs - exempt works.)

As published by the council, reference MO/2023/0475

Application record

Reference
MO/2023/0475
Type
Conservation Area Trees
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
Received
29 Mar 2023
Validated
25 Apr 2023
Decided
30 May 2023
Ward
Dorking North
Parish
Dorking (Unparished)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH4 1JY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • MO/2023/0149 Granted

    26, Wathen Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JY

    Formation of habitable room in roofspace with side and rear rooflights.

    Decided 28 Mar 2023 Householder
  • MO/2021/1426 Granted

    26, Wathen Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JY

    Repair and rebuild front garden wall with addition pier to accommodate a new front gate.

    Decided 1 Oct 2021 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2023

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 25 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 May 2023

    Decision issued: NO OBJECTION

  4. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mole Valley granted permission on 30 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.

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  • 26, Wathen Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JY

    MO/2023/0149 Submitted 2 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Formation of habitable room in roofspace with side and rear rooflights.

    Granted Householder Loft or dormer 8 docs
    Domestic

  • 26, Wathen Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JY

    MO/2021/1426 Submitted 30 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Repair and rebuild front garden wall with addition pier to accommodate a new front gate.

    Granted Householder 13 docs
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  • 26 WATHEN ROAD DORKING RH4 1JY

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  • MO/2026/01341 Granted

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