10 Highfields, Fetcham, KT22 9XA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Copper Beech tree in rear garden, approximately 25m high and approximately 6.5m from the property. To reduce the crown by up to 2m, thin remainder of crown by up to 15% and remove major dead wood. To maintain the tree smaller due to the size within the garden, shade affecting the plants and more light is needed for solar panels on the south facing roof. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Split decision (tree or conditions) on 3 Sept 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 2 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved by 12 votes to 0
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The application was to reduce the crown of a copper beech tree by up to 2 metres, thin it by up to 15 per cent and remove dead wood.
- A member expressed support for the officer's decision, and the committee raised no questions.
- The committee's vote to approve the application as recommended was carried, 12 in favour, none against and 1 abstention.
Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes, Mole Valley Development Management Committee minutes, 2 September 2026 .
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Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Application type
- Tree Felling Consent
- Postcode
- KT22 9XA
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bookham East & Eastwick Park
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decision
- SPLIT DECISION (TREE OR CONDITIONS)
- Decision date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DB Garden Services
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP/2026/00820
- Committee
- 2 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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