Planning application
257 LOWER ROAD LITTLE BOOKHAM KT23 4DX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To section fell a large diseased Ash Tree to 3.5 metres high leaving three forks.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/01161
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/01161
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bookham West
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT23 4DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mole Valley granted permission on 25 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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