29 Belle Vue Close Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00758/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Horse Chestnut - Tree reduction to previous - reduce canopy by 30% approx. 3m from height and 2-3m from lateral branches to shape, remove dead wood. Lime Tree - reduction to previous, reduce canopy by 30% approx. 2m-3m metres to previous secondary pruning points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1165 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Tree preservation order 6 m away; Inside the Staines-upon-Thames built-up area; Green belt 43 m away: London.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · 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 2

Last sold for £1,000,000 in March 2022. Detached house, freehold.

30 March 2022£1,000,000
14 February 2007£640,000

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

Building

Floor area183 m² (1,970 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TW18 2HY
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Riverside And Laleham
Parish
Staines ED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant TPO Consent
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Forester Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 10 days slower than Spelthorne's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
81decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081824
Planning Portal ref
PP-15081824
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Spelthorne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#155 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Spelthorne ranks #124 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Spelthorne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #258 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #225 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #124 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #106 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
57%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
26 decided
634
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026

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.