Planning application
MO/2024/0986
Recreation Ground, Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2BZ
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing development in respect of the implementation of planning consent MO/2020/2167 for the replacement of existing concrete sports pitch, floodlights and fencing with new artificial grass pitch, fencing and floodlighting.
As published by the council, reference MO/2024/0986
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jun 2024
Received by Mole Valley
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28 Jun 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Nov 2024
Decision issued: REFUSED SUBJECT TO APPEAL
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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1. Chestnut (western tree, adjacent to parking bay 5 of neighbouring block) - Remove major deadwood greater than 25mm diameter and laterally reduce the south-eastern aspect over the neighbouring car park by up to 1.5 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - 15x10m down to 15x8.5m 2. Chestnut (second tree in from the west, adjacent to parking bay 4 of neighbouring block) - Minor dieback in upper crown. Reduce the protruding tops by up to 1.5 metres to match the tree group. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - 17x10m down to 15.5x10m 3. Chestnut (third tree in from the west) Laterally reduce the south-eastern aspect over the neighbouring car park by up to 1.5 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - 17x12m down to 17x10.5m The reasons for the works is to prevent debris falling and damaging vehicles in the adjacent car park.
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MO/2023/0088 Granted
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1. Horse Chestnut: Crown reduce the height and spread of the northern and southern stem by 1.5 metres, removal of the broken limb and (major deadwood exempt works), 2. Horse Chestnut: Remove close to ground level.
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