Planning application
ORCHARD HOUSE TILLEY LANE HEADLEY KT18 6JU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The 6 mixed Beech and Lime trees located at the right side of Orchard House. Selective pruning will be undertaken to reduce and cut back lateral secondary stems and branches that are currently encroaching toward, or in contact with the property. Works will involve carefully reducing the specified stems and branches to provide appropriate clearance from the property, preventing potential damage to the building roof and fabric and reducing the risk of abrasion during high winds. The overall structure or height of the trees will not be effected. The works will not exceed a reduction of approximately 2 meters of the affected stems and branches branches from the building footprint.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/00388
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/00388
- Type
- Tree Felling Consent
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
- Parish
- Headley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT18 6JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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24 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jun 2026
Decision issued: APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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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