2 High Street Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4XA Data via plota.co.uk

TREE/2026/8181 - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Mmature Cherry tree - Fell to ground level and replace with similar Cherry at location (B). (Works within Horsell Birch Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACK. - TREE - CONS AREA Correspondence · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATION Correspondence · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Birch Farm House
List entry 1264625 · 17 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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 ↗
Horsell Birch 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 ↗
Special protection area 54 m away: Thames Basin Heaths
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 54 m away: Horsell Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Inside the Woking built-up area; Green belt 42 m away: London; Open access land 20 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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 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 £400,000 in August 2000. Detached house, freehold.

10 August 2000£400,000

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

Building

Floor area209 m² (2,250 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Water source heat pump, underfloor, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU21 4XA
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Horsell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 9 days faster than Woking's median of 51 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
223decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Proposed first floor rear extension.
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #217 out of 296. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Woking decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #254 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #258 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #217 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #136 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
18 decided
736
Total decisions
133 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.