St Peters Rectory, Church Lane, Newdigate, RH5 5DL Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00291 - Conservation Area Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TG1 - Oak, Elder - Remove close to ground level and treat stumps with herbicide to inhibit regrowth. (Height:20M, DBH:0.19M) H2 - Hawthorne, Bramble - Remove close to ground level and treat stumps with herbicide to inhibit regrowth. (Height:2M) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Feb 2026
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Other documents 1

PDF 14700987-1-34897204 Supporting Information · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Ancient woodland
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Conservation_Area.TAB 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Newdigate 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 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Conservation Area Trees
Postcode
RH5 5DL
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Capel, Leigh, Newdigate & Charlwood
Parish
Newdigate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 9 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/2026/00203
Committee
18 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Medlar Court, Church Lane, Newdigate, Surrey
Remove one Scots Pine tree (See submitted plan for location).
MO/2020/0863
2020 Approved
Medlar Court, Church Lane, Newdigate, Surrey
Remove two Holly trees (See submitted plan for location).
MO/2020/0864
2020 Approved
Medlar Court, Church Lane, Newdigate, Surrey
Remove one Scots Pine tree (See submitted plan for location).
MO/2020/0863
2020 Approved
Medlar Court, Church Lane, Newdigate, Surrey
Remove two Holly trees (See submitted plan for location).
MO/2020/0864
2017 Approved
Land at Newdigate Farm Ltd and Dean House Farm, Church Lane, Surrey, RH5 5DL document.write(" . View Map ");
1) Install 2 new H-pole terminal poles and 2 stays on each under existing overhead line…
MO/2017/0735
2017 Approved
Land at Newdigate Farm Ltd and Dean House Farm, Church Lane, Surrey, RH5 5DL document.write(" . View Map ");
1) Install 2 new H-pole terminal poles and 2 stays on each under existing overhead line…
MO/2017/0735
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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