Planning application
4 BALLANDS HALL THE OLD STREET FETCHAM KT22 9QJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1.No. Beech tree (T1) crown reduce by 1.5 - 2.5 metres and thin by 10%. 1.No. Sycamore tree (T2) crown reduced by 4 metres, sides to be reduced by 1.5 - 2 metres, epicormic growth to be removed.
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/01378
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/01378
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Live
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Fetcham
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT22 9QJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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25 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cobwood tree services ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Leatherhead
Active · incorporated 2015 · Leatherhead
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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.
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T1 - Reduce the height from approx. 13m to approx. 10m and reduce the spread by approx. 2.0m to retain the current shape/appearance as determined previously by the tree surgeon. T2 - Reduce the height of the branches/twigs immediately adjacent to the overhead phone line to give a clearance of approx. 0.5m. The amount removed from each relevant branch will vary from approx. 1.0m to 0.5m, resulting in a localized reduction in height from approx. 8m to 7m. T3 - Complete removal to ground level with stump grinding. T4 - Reduce main branch lengths by 1-2.5m approx. as required to maintain the openness and visual balance of the tree and to avoid overgrowth of the wall/road and the neighbouring property and at the same time improving the natural light levels in the ?living? rooms at the front of 1A
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DHR/1109 Granted
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MO/2026/01270 Granted
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TPO/114/2/I T1 – Silver Birch. It is proposed to reduce the crown by approximately 1–2 metres, pruning back towards the previous reduction points where suitable. Given the tree's previous management history and the amount of regrowth produced, we would also request consideration for the tree to be managed on a 3 year pruning cycle, reducing new growth back towards the established pruning framework as required.
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MO/2026/01340 Granted
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MO/2026/01341 Granted
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MO/2026/01336 Granted
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