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31 High Street Merstham Surrey RH1 3BA

Awaiting decision Reigate and Banstead 26/01749/CAN

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

1. Hornbeam rear garden LHS - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - Additional info - 1. 11x9m down 9x7m. 2. Oak rear garden LHS - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres and crown lift to provide 1 metres clearance from neighbouring building. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2. 12x10m down to 10x8m 3. Sycamore rear garden RHS - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth - Additional info 3. 11x9m down to 9x7m. Description of works - All work to maintain the trees size in relation to their location

As published by the council, reference 26/01749/CAN

Application record

Reference
26/01749/CAN
Status
Registered
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Postcode
RH1 3BA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reigate and Banstead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/02721/CAN Granted

    31 High Street Merstham Surrey RH1 3BA

    T1. Sycamore RHS rear garden. Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 5 metres. (Back to previous points of reduction). Remove central (thinnest stem of 3). All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth. Height pre works 17m post 12m. Crown spread pre works 10m post 6m

    Decided 13 Jan 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 29 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Reigate and Banstead's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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    22/02721/CAN Submitted 9 Dec 2022 50 yards away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 4 docs
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