39 Skinners Lane, Ashtead, KT21 2NN Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00827 - Tree Felling Consent Refused

Proposal

T1 - Common Oak - Section fell to ground level and grind remaining stump. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
10 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

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    • TreesT1 - Common Oak - Section fell to ground level and grind remaining stump.RefusedThis applicationMO/2026/00827

Site constraints 2

Tree preservation order
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ashtead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 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 Felling Consent
Postcode
KT21 2NN
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Ashtead Lanes & Common
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
REFUSE
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Royall Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 11 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 8% of tree and landscaping works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
283decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00832
Committee
23 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Mole Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #240 out of 296. Mole Valley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mole Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #291 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #291 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #240 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #172 of 296
47%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
15 decided
913
Total decisions
259 refused in the year to March 2026

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