Planning application
FLINT COURT PIXHAM LANE PIXHAM DORKING RH4 1PH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 – Mature Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Pollard to suitable growth points at 5 metres above ground level, resulting in a final framework height of 5m. All major scaffold limbs to be reduced back to appropriate secondary growth points in accordance with BS3998:2010. T2 – Adjacent Mature Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Crown reduction by approximately 4–5 metres in height and lateral spread (equating to approximately 40–50% reduction in canopy volume), reducing overall sail area while maintaining a balanced crown structure. Works to include selective reduction cuts to suitable secondary growth points; no topping or excessive thinning proposed.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/00478
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/00478
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Dorking North
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH4 1PH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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20 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jun 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
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.
Nearby applications
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6 PIXHAM FIRS PIXHAM LANE PIXHAM DORKING RH4 1PH
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Granted Trees 6 docs -
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PURBROOK PIXHAM LANE PIXHAM DORKING RH4 1PH
1. Beech and suppressed Oak at end of garden - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres and crown lift to provide 5 metres clearance from level. 20 x 14m down to 17 x1 1m 2. Pine front boundary - Reduce lowest lateral touching the phone line by half a metre and reduce the next lateral which protrudes from the canopy by up to 1.5 metres 18 x 15m down to 18 x1 3.5m.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
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Discharge of Condition 10 of approved planning permission MO/2022/1173 for the demolition of existing buildings and structures, and the redevelopment of the Site to deliver 41 new residential homes (use class C3), associated landscaping, car and cycle parking and ancillary development
Granted Conditions Demolition 6 docs -
Pixham End, Pixham Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1QA
Discharge of Conditions 13 and 18 of planning permission MO/2022/1173 for the demolition of existing buildings and structures, and the redevelopment of the Site to deliver 41 new residential homes (use class C3), associated landscaping, car and cycle parking and ancillary development.
Split decision Conditions Demolition 4 docs -
Pixham End, Pixham Lane, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1QA
Discharge of Condition 14 of planning permission MO/2022/1173 for the demolition of existing buildings and structures, and the redevelopment of the Site to deliver 41 new residential homes (use class C3), associated landscaping, car and cycle parking and ancillary development.
Refused Conditions Demolition 3 docs
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