53 Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/T/00090 - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
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Approved
12 May 2026

Approved on 12 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision notice Decision · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated officer report Report · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Site plan Drawing · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Tree photo Photo · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Albury conservation area
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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Creg Nag Baa and Left Hand Cottage, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 2 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Albury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Guildford
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
GU5 9AL
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Tillingbourne
Parish
Albury
Case officer
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Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
Tree Application Approved
Decision date
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
214decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14621929
Planning Portal ref
PP-14621929
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
2 Rose Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL
(T1) Leyland-Remove, (T2) Cherry- Prune and reduce by 50% & (T3) Spruce-Remove. Albury Co…
25/T/00175
2025 Approved
2 Rose Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL
(T1) Leyland-Remove, (T2) Cherry- Prune and reduce by 50% & (T3) Spruce-Remove. Albury Co…
25/T/00175
2025 Approved
42 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR
T1 Ivy: Clear remaining stem and fallen arisings, T2 Dead tree: Fell, G4 Hazel: Cut back…
25/T/00023
2025 Approved
42 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR
T1 Ivy: Clear remaining stem and fallen arisings, T2 Dead tree: Fell, G4 Hazel: Cut back…
25/T/00023
2024 Approved
2 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
Works to 1 Spruce tree in Albury Conservation Area - reduce to height of 6 metres
24/T/00301
2024 Approved
2 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
Works to 1 Spruce tree in Albury Conservation Area - reduce to height of 6 metres
24/T/00301
2024 Approved
2 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
Proposed rear conservatory.
24/P/01068
2024 Approved
2 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
Proposed rear conservatory.
24/P/01068
2023 Approved
2 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
T1 Cherry tree - Fell to ground level
23/T/00240
2023 Approved
2 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
T1 Cherry tree - Fell to ground level
23/T/00240
2021 Approved
14 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR
Proposed first floor extension with front and rear dormers, addition of front porch and c…
21/P/02393
2021 Approved
2 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
Fell large Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata) and replant with 1 Field Maple and 1 Whitebe…
21/T/00021
2020 Approved
41 Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL
T1-59 row of Lawson cypress; fell and grind stumps to allow for re planting of 130 yew tr…
20/T/00385
2020 Approved
41 Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL
T1-59 row of Lawson cypress; fell and grind stumps to allow for re planting of 130 yew tr…
20/T/00385
2019 Approved
15 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR
T1 - cherry - fell
19/T/00302
2019 Approved
15 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR
T1 - cherry - fell
19/T/00302
2017 Approved
1 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
Outbuilding refurbishment and extension, boundary improvements: existing brick wall rebui…
17/P/01941
2017 Approved
1 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
Outbuilding refurbishment and extension, boundary improvements: existing brick wall rebui…
17/P/01941
2017 Approved
Estate Cottages, 1 Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL
T1 Beech Tree - Fell (Albury Conservation area)
17/T/00126
2017 Approved
Estate Cottages, 1 Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL
T1 Beech Tree - Fell (Albury Conservation area)
17/T/00126
2017 Approved
Meadside, 47 Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL
Demolition of existing house / garage and construction of 4 new residential dwellings wit…
17/P/00647
2017 Approved
Meadside, 47 Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL
Demolition of existing house / garage and construction of 4 new residential dwellings wit…
17/P/00647
2017 Approved
15 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR
Fell Cherry tree in rear garden (Albury Conservation Area).
17/T/00001
2017 Approved
15 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR
Fell Cherry tree in rear garden (Albury Conservation Area).
17/T/00001
2016 Approved
10 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR
Fell Silver Birch in front garden (Albury Conservation Area).
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Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
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Guildford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #221 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #243 of 296
31%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #282 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #276 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,348
Total decisions
219 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings