Planning application
BUCKLAND VILLAGE GREEN REIGATE ROAD BUCKLAND BETCHWORTH RH3 7EF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Weeping Willow - Crown lift to 3 metres for pedestrian clearance. Crown reduce by approximately 2-3 metres back to old pruning points only by removing limbs no greater than 75mm in diameter.
As published by the council, reference MO/2025/02574
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2025/02574
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
- Parish
- Buckland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH3 7EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Mole Valley
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10 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Nov 2025
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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11 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Dorking
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Mole Valley granted permission on 28 November 2025, 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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