7 Upper Brighton Road Surbiton KT6 6LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00716/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Decided

Proposal

T1: Lawson Cypress: Remove 4No. Branches directly above the eaves and guttering leaving height of 22m & width of 10m, T2 Lawson Cypress: Remove branch above parking area leaving dimensions after pruning height of 10m & width of 8m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Apr 2026
Consultation
8 Apr 2026
TPO Surgery
1 Jun 2026

TPO Surgery on 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Air quality management area: Kingston upon Thames AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT6 6LQ
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Surbiton Hill
Parish
Surbiton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
TPO Surgery
Decision date
1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Peter Turner

Public comments

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23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14833199
Neighbours
8 Apr 2026
Comments by
29 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Kingston upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#76 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kingston upon Thames is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #33 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Kingston upon Thames is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kingston upon Thames decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #288 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #266 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #33 of 296
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #18 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,112
Total decisions
274 refused in the year to March 2026