Planning application
Castle Keep Cottage Castlefield Road Reigate Surrey RH2 0AP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The group of trees are located along the western boundary of Castle Keep Cottage. They consist of a single line of 20 leylandii cypress trees that have become very overgrown, with no growth below approx 2.4m. The trees are of varying sizes with trunk diameters ranging from approx 10cm to 400cm. The proposal is to remove the trees completely, felling all to a short stump. The reason for removal is that they have become unmanageable, present a significant fire hazard, and starve the property of light.
As published by the council, reference 26/01731/CAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01731/CAN
- Status
- Registered
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Reigate
- Decision by
- Head of Places and Planning
- Postcode
- RH2 0AP
Comment by 12 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Reigate and Banstead through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01733/CAN Granted
Castle Keep Cottage Castlefield Road Reigate Surrey RH2 0AP
Removal of Ash - The tree in question is deceased and unfortunately, has to be removed.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 December 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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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