Southview Cottage 33 Winterdown Road Esher Surrey KT10 8LJ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1363 - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order EL: - The tree is a Liquid Amber on the border of this property adjoining Garson Road Condition: above average Vigour: good This application is very similar to application and I wish to do the same crown reduction. In the last two years since that application the crown of the tree has regrown to its previous size shadowing the garden making it difficult for other plants to grow and survive. Remedial work: reduce back to previous points and dimensions in previous applications down to height of 12.5 meters and spread of 8.5 meters. We will be using the same tree surgeon who is on your approved list. Doing this work every two years has resulted in a very healthy tree of acceptable size. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
13 Jul 2026

Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 9

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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West End 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Open access land
Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.
Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Local nature reserve about 193 m away: West End Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 199 m away: Esher Commons SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 2

Last sold for £950,000 in December 2018. Semi-detached house, freehold.

10 December 2018£950,000
30 April 2010£485,000

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

Building

Floor area125 m² (1,345 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT10 8LJ
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Esher Ward
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
13 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 6 days faster than Elmbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
318decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Tree Preservation Order EL:19/07 - Crown reduce and remove lowest branch 1 x Liquid Amber.
2024/0710
2024 Approved
Tree Preservation Order EL:19/07 - Crown reduce and remove lowest branch 1 x Liquid Amber.
2024/0710
2022 Approved
Tree Preservation Order EL:19/07 - Crown reduce 1 x Liquid Amber.
2022/1105
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
63 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
West End Conservation Area - 7:1 common holly requires reducing the crown by 3 feet and s…
2025/2255
2025 Approved
63 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
West End Conservation Area - 7:1 common holly requires reducing the crown by 3 feet and s…
2025/2255
2025 Approved
63 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Single storey outbuilding used for habitable accommodation within the rear garden of the…
2025/0947
2025 Approved
63 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Single storey outbuilding used for habitable accommodation within the rear garden of the…
2025/0947
2025 Approved
58 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Two storey front infill extension, part two/part single-storey side/rear extension, parti…
2025/0668
2025 Approved
58 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Two storey front infill extension, part two/part single-storey side/rear extension, parti…
2025/0668
2024 Refused
58 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Two storey front infill extension, part two/part single-storey side/rear extension, parti…
2024/3139
2024 Refused
58 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Two storey front infill extension, part two/part single-storey side/rear extension, parti…
2024/3139
2024 Approved
63 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Part two/part single-storey side extension and rooflights.
2024/0772
2024 Approved
63 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Part two/part single-storey side extension and rooflights.
2024/0772
2024 Approved
56 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Pitched roof over side porch.
2024/0411
2024 Approved
56 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Pitched roof over side porch.
2024/0411
2024 Approved
15 Winterdown Road Esher Surrey KT10 8LJ
West End Conservation Area - Crown reduce by 4m and crown raise by 2m 1 x Silver Birch.
2024/0467
2024 Approved
15 Winterdown Road Esher Surrey KT10 8LJ
West End Conservation Area - Crown reduce by 4m and crown raise by 2m 1 x Silver Birch.
2024/0467
2023 Approved
16 - 17 Winterdown Road Esher Surrey KT10 8LJ
West End Conservation Area - 1 x Fir - cut back and 1 x Beech - crown reduce.
2023/1770
2023 Approved
16 - 17 Winterdown Road Esher Surrey KT10 8LJ
West End Conservation Area - 1 x Fir - cut back and 1 x Beech - crown reduce.
2023/1770
2022 Approved
68 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Listed Building Consent: Single-storey rear extension and detached single-storey rear out…
2022/3726
2022 Approved
68 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Single-storey rear extension and detached single-storey rear outbuilding following demoli…
2022/3609
2022 Approved
68 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Listed Building Consent: Single-storey rear extension and detached single-storey rear out…
2022/3726
2022 Approved
68 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Single-storey rear extension and detached single-storey rear outbuilding following demoli…
2022/3609
2016 Approved
24 Winterdown Road Esher Surrey KT10 8LJ
Two-storey side and single storey rear extensions following demolition of existing rear e…
2016/2608
2016 Refused
24 Winterdown Road Esher Surrey KT10 8LJ
Two storey side extension incorporating porch, single storey rear extension and alteratio…
2016/1645
2016 Refused
69 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Single storey rear extension
2016/1301
2016 Approved
69 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
Listed Building Consent: single storey rear extension
2016/1692
2016 Approved
61 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LF
New entrance gates (a maximum of 2-metres high), move existing right hand pier and widen…
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Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #195 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Elmbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #277 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #281 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #195 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #178 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
195 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,358
Total decisions
314 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.

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.