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Engledown 20 Yew Tree Bottom Road Epsom Downs Surrey KT17 3NH

Refused Reigate and Banstead 23/00936/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1, T2, T3 - Mature beech trees in the rear garden of 20 Yew Tree Bottom Road- Due to the three trees being so close together and starting to grow into one and other and becoming out of shape and balance we propose to treat them as looking like one tree so we will reduce the crown by 2 meters all around and remove any dead. We would also like to lift the crown by a maximum of 6M as there is zero sunlight under the tree and the branches are getting close to the floor. One thing to bear in mind is there is a cavity pocket on the base T2 so this reduction will take the weight out of the joint crown preserving the life of the trees for a longer period of time.

As published by the council, reference 23/00936/TPO

Application record

Reference
23/00936/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided (Refused)
Decision
Refused
Received
10 May 2023
Validated
10 May 2023
Decided
3 Jul 2023
Ward
Nork
Decision by
Neighbourhood Development Manager
Postcode
KT17 3NH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/02178/TPO Granted

    Engledown 20 Yew Tree Bottom Road Epsom Downs Surrey KT17 3NH

    AMENDED SPECIFICATION SEE CONDITION 2 G1 is a group of three Beech trees that have a communal or co-joined crown. The crowns are biased to the Southeast with the crown being lower to the ground at this point than on the West. The Western stem has bark damage from ground level to 2m with the wound slowly occluding. It has tight secondary scaffolds that are rubbing at approximately 8m. The southern stem has lost a secondary stem to the east of the stem at 1.5m, reactive growth to the northeast is visible and the lip of the pruning point is producing wound wood in an effort to occlude. Decay is localised and penetration is limited in areas around the surface.The Northern stem has tight rubbing stems centrally in the crown at 8, in two visible locations. The lateral secondary and tertiary branches to west have recently failed and appears to be squirrel damage. One of these failures is currently hooked up on the crown over the garden. It is recommended that the crown be reduced by 2m and lifted to 5m to leave a balanced crown of 5m from the centre of the group. The surgery may require less in some areas to be removed and slightly more in others. the important thing is to leave a balance crown. The reason for the work is to prevent further branch failures and to reduce the wind loading that is causing the stems to rub and branches to fail. It is also to counter the decay point in the stem (though this is negligible) overall it is for safety and to prevent further branch failures.

    Decided 18 Dec 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 May 2023

    Received by Reigate and Banstead

  2. 3 Jul 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Reigate and Banstead refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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    23/02178/TPO Submitted 23 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    AMENDED SPECIFICATION SEE CONDITION 2 G1 is a group of three Beech trees that have a communal or co-joined crown. The crowns are biased to the Southeast with the crown being lower to the ground at this point than on the West. The Western stem has bark damage from ground level to 2m with the wound slowly occluding. It has tight secondary scaffolds that are rubbing at approximately 8m. The southern stem has lost a secondary stem to the east of the stem at 1.5m, reactive growth to the northeast is visible and the lip of the pruning point is producing wound wood in an effort to occlude. Decay is localised and penetration is limited in areas around the surface.The Northern stem has tight rubbing stems centrally in the crown at 8, in two visible locations. The lateral secondary and tertiary branches to west have recently failed and appears to be squirrel damage. One of these failures is currently hooked up on the crown over the garden. It is recommended that the crown be reduced by 2m and lifted to 5m to leave a balanced crown of 5m from the centre of the group. The surgery may require less in some areas to be removed and slightly more in others. the important thing is to leave a balance crown. The reason for the work is to prevent further branch failures and to reduce the wind loading that is causing the stems to rub and branches to fail. It is also to counter the decay point in the stem (though this is negligible) overall it is for safety and to prevent further branch failures.

    Granted Trees 10 docs

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