The Manor House School, Housekeeper's Flat, Manor House Lane, Little Bookham, KT23 4EN Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01086 - Conservation Area Trees Approved

Proposal

Fell of 2 Ash trees T2 and T3 and fell of 2 Elm trees T1 and T4. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Special protection area
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Conservation_Area.TAB conservation area
Also Little Bookham. Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Manor House School, Grade II, 37 m away · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Special protection areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Great Bookham and Fetcham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Conservation Area Trees
Postcode
KT23 4EN
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Bookham West
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 17 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
316decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Mole Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Mole Valley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00998
Committee
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Mole Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #240 out of 296. Mole Valley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mole Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #291 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #291 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #240 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #172 of 296
47%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
15 decided
913
Total decisions
259 refused in the year to March 2026