Planning application
30 WEST STREET DORKING RH4 1DB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. Acer: Whole crown reduction by 1 metre and thin by 20%. 2. Portuguese Laurel: Whole crown reduction by 0.5 metres and thin by 20%. 3: Camelia: Trim new growth by 0.5 metres. 4. Cherry: Fell cherry which is dying.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/00838
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/00838
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Dorking North
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH4 1DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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24 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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30 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Mole Valley granted permission on 24 July 2026, 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
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