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Apes Hill Sandy Lane Kingswood Surrey KT20 6NE

Refused Reigate and Banstead 26/01442/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 Silver Birch crown thin 10% crown lift to 3 meters and crown clean. T2 Silver Birch crown thin 10% crown lift to 3 meters and crown clean. T3 Sycamore remove remove the lowest 5-inch limb at approximately 6 meters from ground level growing over house remove all major squirell damage and crown clean. T4 Sycamore crown thin by 15% crown lift to 4 meters and remove all deadwood. T5 Silver Maple reduce back lateral face over house and garden by 2.5 meters and remove all deadwood. T6 Sycamore crown thin by 20% crown lift to 4 meters and crown clean. T7 Horse Chestnut crown thin by 20% crown lift to 4 meters and crown clean. T8 Horse Chestnut crown thin by 20% crown lift to 4 meters and crown clean. T9 Lime crown thin by 20% crown lift to 4 meters and crown clean. These trees have not been worked on for many years works to allow more natural light into the house and garden as they are causing excessive shading. Crown cleaning works to prevent sudden branch drop from the squirell damage and major deadwood.

As published by the council, reference 26/01442/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/01442/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Decided (Refused)
Decision
Refused
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Postcode
KT20 6NE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/00932/TPO Refused

    Apes Hill Sandy Lane Kingswood Surrey KT20 6NE

    T1-Sycamore approx 70ft tree located close to the property is causing the guttering to block more frequently and now the tree is reaching adult size in heavy winds it looks to close to the property and resident is willing to plant a smaller tree that is suitable for the location. T2-Sycamore tree approximately 75ft located closely to T1 resident requesting a 30% reduction 1.5-1.8m to maintain the regrowth and shape of tree and reduction from other properties being located on boundary line. T3-Scycamore tree approx 70ft located near T4 all within boundary line another large tree requires 30% reduction 1.5m-1.8m create the required shape again to maintain regrowth and natural health of tree. T4-Chestnut tree approx 50ft located near to T3 in boundary line bottom of garden requires an 30% reduction 1.5m-1.8m to maintain the regrowth and health of tree. T5-Chestnut tree approximately 55ft 30% reduction 1.5m-1.8m requesting another reduction to allow natural light into garden as all these trees are close approximately to one another a required reduction to maintain the health and regrowth of tree.T6-Sycamore tree approximately 80ft requires a 30% reduction 1.5m-1.8m for the regrowth and maintenance of tree. T7-Lime tree approximately 50ft requires heavy reduction and pollard as large dying bow requires removal of two large limbs this is required to promote fresh and better growth of the tree.

    Decided 19 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 5 Nov 2026

    Status changed to Decided (Refused)

    Previously Registered.

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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