Planning application
Buckles 55 Yew Tree Bottom Road Epsom Downs Surrey KT17 3NQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Beach tree on front drive near main door entrance to house. Lowest limb west facing with old cable bracing in it. Reduce end branches only by 2 metre. 2 limb south east facing lowest limb in that direction. Reduce end branches by 2 metres. Remove all dead wood through out whole crown. Reasons for work a recent limb fell out of the tree on neighbours drive.
As published by the council, reference 26/01490/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01490/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Nork
- Decision by
- Head of Places and Planning
- Postcode
- KT17 3NQ
Comment by 6 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Reigate and Banstead through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Reigate and Banstead took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Reigate and Banstead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reigate and Banstead decided tree works applications in a median of 56 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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