Planning application
78 CHURCH GARDENS FARM COTTAGE THE STREET CAPEL RH5 5LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
(T1) Ash tree- reduce crown by 2 metres leaving at a width of 12 metres and height of 16 metres (Old points)
As published by the council, reference MO/2025/02531
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2025/02531
- Type
- Tree Felling Consent
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
- Parish
- Capel
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH5 5LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Mole Valley
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31 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
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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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4 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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