Public Footpath To Rear Of Cleveden Motts Hill Lane Tadworth Surrey KT20 5BE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00969/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1: 1x multi-stemmed Ash (footpath boundary) - Reduce overall canopy by approximately 4m from the tops of the middle and southern most stems, 5m from the tops of the northern most stem and reducing the laterals to appropriate growth points following bs3998, by approximately 2m. Reduce 2x elongated branches growing over Cleveden boundary (west side), back to the next appropriate growth point within the tree crown by 4m, or back to the main stem if no growth point appropriate. T2: Hornbeam (adjacent to t1) - Reduce lateral branches growing over Cleveden (on the western side of the tree) by approximately. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Principal Planning Officer · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
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Scheduled monument 23 m away: Roman villa north of Sandlands Grove
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Tadworth and Epsom Downs built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building 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

Council
Reigate
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT20 5BE
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
290decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 31 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14981246
Planning Portal ref
PP-14981246
Consultation
9 Jun 2026
Comments by
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 2026
Reigate
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#52 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Reigate is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #70 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Reigate decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #160 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #135 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #70 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #35 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
31 decided
981
Total decisions
116 refused in the year to March 2026