Fieri Facias House, High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AF Data via plota.co.uk

26/T/00133 - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 ? Cypress: Reduce the overall height by approximately 3?4 metres back to previous pruning points, and reduce the lateral spread of the canopy by around 3 metres. This work is proposed to improve light levels within the garden and reduce the tree's dominance over the surrounding space (Ripley Cons) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated officer report Report · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site plan Application Document · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photos of trees Application Document · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Georgian House
List entry 1029363 · 17 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 7 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 ↗
Ripley 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 1010 m away: M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange improvement
The site is 1010 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ripley (Guildford) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £500,000 in August 2003. Detached house, freehold.

29 August 2003£500,000

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

Building

Floor area212 m² (2,282 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (32 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
GU23 6AF
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Send & Lovelace
Parish
Ripley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Tree Application Approved
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lumber-Jacks Tree Services LTD

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-14898264
Planning Portal ref
PP-14898264
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

2025 Approved
Change of use of ground floor office to residential (Class C3) and reunification with upp…
25/P/00803
2025 Approved
Change of use of ground floor office to residential (Class C3) and reunification with upp…
25/P/00803
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
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2025 Refused
St Georges Farmhouse, High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AF
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2025 Approved
St Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Ripley GU23 6AE
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2025 Approved
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2025
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2025
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
St Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Ripley, GU23 6AE
Yew (T1) - reduce side of tree overhanging into Rio House by up to 2.5 metres in branch l…
23/T/00009
2023 Approved
St Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Ripley, GU23 6AE
Yew (T1) - reduce side of tree overhanging into Rio House by up to 2.5 metres in branch l…
23/T/00009
2016 Approved
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16/T/00185
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
Ripley Burial Ground, rear of Abbotsford, High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AE
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16/T/00076
2016 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
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Guildford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

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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

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.