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26/00746/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Refused

Proposal

T1- Oak tree to lift and reduce by 2-3 meters all the way around to maintain to a suitable growth point. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
6 May 2026
✗
Refused
25 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Jun 2026 · Principal Planning Officer · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 452 m away: Banstead Woods and Chipstead Downs; SSSI about 450 m away: Chipstead Downs SSSI; Inside the Kingswood (Reigate and Banstead) 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. 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £990,000 in May 2018. Detached house, freehold.

29 May 2018£990,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Reigate
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT20 6HY
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
Show
Agent
Southeast Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 7% of tree and landscaping works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
265decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14899687
Consultation
6 May 2026
Comments by
28 May 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.