12, Hales Oak, Great Bookham, KT23 4EA Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01268 - Tree Felling Consent Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - English Oak. Proposed Works: Crown reduce the height and lateral spread of the tree by up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points. Recommendations, with a maximum pruning wound diameter of 40mm. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
7 Sept 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Planning Application Form (Web) · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 34 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Great Bookham and Fetcham built-up area; Green belt 38 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £663,000 in April 2016. Detached house, freehold.

1 April 2016£663,000

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

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Tree Felling Consent
Postcode
KT23 4EA
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Bookham East & Eastwick Park
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 28 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% 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/2026/01270
Committee
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
16, Hales Oak, Great Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4EA
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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