Planning application
WINTERSHAW WESTCOTT STREET WESTCOTT RH4 3NU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1. Yew tree by the kitchen. Trim and create a sphere shape, where possible, the pruning will be less than 0.5 of a metre. T2. Liquid Amber tree, left hand side of the garden. Reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres and thin by approximately 10%. Remove all dead or diseased wood and lift by approximately 3 metres above ground level. T3. Acer tree, bottom garden boundary. Reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres (back to the prior reduction points) and thin by approximately 10%. Remove all dead or diseased wood and lift by approximately 3 metres above ground level. T4. Ash tree (mature), bottom garden boundary. Reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres (back to the prior reduction points) and thin by approximately 10%. Remove all dead or diseased wood and lift by approximately 3 metres above ground level. T5. Acer tree, bottom garden boundary, right hand side. Reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres (back to the prior reduction points) and thin by approximately 10%. Remove all dead or diseased wood and lift by approximately 3 metres above ground level. T6. Holly hedge, right hand side of the garden. Trim the garden side of the hedge and reduce the top in areas by approximately 1 metre, to make it as level as possible. T7. Photinia tree, right hand side of the garden. Trim the garden side and top of the tree, by removing the regrowth, the pruning will be less than 0.5 of a metre. T8. Laurel tree, right hand side of the garden. Trim and create a sphere shape, where possible, the pruning will be less than 0.5 of a metre. T9. Yew tree, right hand side of the garden. Reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres (back to the prior reduction points) and thin by approximately 10%. Remove all dead or diseased wood and lift by approximately 3 metres above ground level. T10. Cherry tree (mature), right hand side of the garden. Reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres (back to the prior reduction points) and thin by approximately 10%. Remove all dead or diseased wood and lift by approximately 3 metres above ground level. T11. Yew tree, front garden. Reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres, reducing the road side back more and to create a sphere shape, where possible. T12. Hornbeam tree, front garden. Reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres (back to the prior reduction points) and thin by approximately 10%. Remove all dead or diseased wood and lift by approximately 3 metres above ground level.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/01033
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/01033
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RH4 3NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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3 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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The Tree Associates (Surrey) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Leatherhead
Active · incorporated 2017 · Leatherhead
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Mole Valley granted permission on 2 September 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
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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