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WOODLAND TO NORTH ASPECT OF SURREY HILLS RESIDENTIAL PARK BOXHILL ROAD BOX HILL KT20 7LY

Awaiting decision Mole Valley MO/2026/01301 Tree Felling Consent

Works: Trees

Relates to TPO/2026/00416

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Proposal

TPO/2026/00416 Tree/group references correspond directly with the submitted tree plan and Appendix 2 Tree Survey Schedule, ref. RTC/RBS/SHPB/BS5837/V1. Consent is sought for: Fell to ground level: T6, T7, T11, T13, T16, G18, T20, G21, T26, G27, T31, T33, T34, T37, T38, T39, T40, T52, T53, G60, G69, T72, T75, T78, T79, G86, G92, T97, T98, T100, G107, T124, T126, T131, T136, G153, G183, T184, T191, T192, T195 and G197. These comprise trees assessed as unsuitable or undesirable for long-term retention due to one or more of: significant structural defects, included unions, basal/stem wounds or cavities, previous limb failure, disease/decline, Ash Dieback, suppression, poor physiological/structural condition, mortality or low arboricultural quality. Examples include T6 (large previous limb failure leaving c.2000 × 500mm wound), T31 (significant 600 × 400mm basal wound), T33/T34/T40/T191 (significant included unions), T78 (chlorosis and basal wound), T79 (significant cavity at c.3m), T98 (advanced ADB), T124 (advanced Pseudomonas syringae) and T131 (significant 1000 × 500mm basal wound). Selective group removals: G120 – fell yew, five hawthorns and ash; retain both silver birches. G121 – fell all hawthorn/yew within group. G128 – fell all identified oak/hawthorn. G138 – fell dead ash only; retain oak and sweet chestnuts. G143 – fell silver birch only; retain two oaks. G161 – fell identified silver birches. G181 – fell southernmost dead sweet chestnut only; retain remaining three. G188 – fell sycamore only; retain three oaks. G211 – fell identified wild cherry/silver birch group. These comprise dead, declining, diseased, suppressed or low-value specimens whose removal will result in minimal arboricultural loss. Pruning: T51, T67, T88 and T133 – crown lift to 5m by removing/reducing lower branches only. T145 – remove the eastern stem only back to its point of origin due to significant basal decay; retain remainder of tree. No consent is sought for ivy severance, routine deadwood removal, monitoring or other exempt maintenance. Where only one tree within a group is specified for removal, all other constituent trees are expressly retained. RTC/RBS/SHPB/BS5837/V1

As published by the council, reference MO/2026/01301

Application record

Reference
MO/2026/01301
Type
Tree Felling Consent
Status
Live
Received
9 Sep 2026
Validated
16 Sep 2026
Ward
Brockham, Betchworth, Buckland, Box Hill & Headley
Parish
Non Parish Area
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
KT20 7LY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2026

    Received by Mole Valley

  2. 16 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 November 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • TPO/2026/00416 Decided

    NORTH OF SURREY HILLS RESIDENTIAL PARK BOXHILL ROAD BOX HILL KT20 7LZ

    Tree Preservation Order

    Decided 29 Sep 2026 Trees

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What 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

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