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78 CHURCH GARDENS FARM COTTAGE THE STREET CAPEL RH5 5LA

Refused Mole Valley MO/2025/02088 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

(T1) Ash tree - fell

As published by the council, reference MO/2025/02088

Application record

Reference
MO/2025/02088
Type
Tree Felling Consent
Status
Determined
Decision
REFUSED
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Decided
24 Sep 2025
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Capel
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH5 5LA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2025

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 26 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: REFUSED

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Horsham

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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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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 trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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