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Abinger Hammer Village Hall, Village Hall, Felday Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6QX

Refused Mole Valley MO/2024/1351 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

T4 (sycamore) - Reduce the overall height by 4 metres and radial spread by 1 metre (north), 1.5 metres (east), 1.5 metres (south), and 2 metres (west). T5 (beech) - Reduce the overall height by 5 metres and radial spread by 3 metres (north), 3 metres (east), 1.5 metres (south), and 2 metres (west). It is also requested that permission be given by the local authority to reduce the trees back to their new dimensions cyclically every 3 years without the need for further applications to be made.

As published by the council, reference MO/2024/1351

Application record

Reference
MO/2024/1351
Type
Tree Felling Consent
Status
Determined
Decision
REFUSED
Received
16 Aug 2024
Validated
16 Aug 2024
Decided
14 Oct 2024
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott and Okewood
Parish
Abinger
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH5 6QX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Aug 2024

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: REFUSED

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Mole Valley refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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