Planning application
RICKLEDEN MADDOX LANE LITTLE BOOKHAM KT23 3BS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1. The large weeping willow (Salix babylonica) is quite dead and needs to be felled. 2. The large Tulip tree has multiple dead branches that need removing.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/01142
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/01142
- Type
- Tree Felling Consent
- Status
- Live
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bookham West
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT23 3BS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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MO/2026/01040 Granted
RICKLEDEN MADDOX LANE LITTLE BOOKHAM KT23 3BS
1. The large weeping willow (Salix babylonica) is quite dead and needs to be felled. 2. The large tulip tree has multiple branches that have died back. I would like to have these dead branches removed.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Mole Valley took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Mole Valley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mole Valley decided tree works applications in a median of 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
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RICKLEDEN MADDOX LANE LITTLE BOOKHAM KT23 3BS
1. The large weeping willow (Salix babylonica) is quite dead and needs to be felled. 2. The large tulip tree has multiple branches that have died back. I would like to have these dead branches removed.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
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Withdrawn Full applications 13 docs -
FOXMEAD MADDOX LANE LITTLE BOOKHAM KT23 3BS
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Decided Trees 3 docs -
Maddox Cottage, Maddox Lane, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 3BT
Erection of single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration (revised description).
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MO/2026/01341 Granted
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MO/2026/01336 Granted
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