Penwood House, Tower Hill Road, Dorking, RH4 2AZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
1. Beech tree by road at top of bank. Lots of squirrel damage throughout the crown, tree has recently shed 2 large limbs. Works are to lighten loading on compromised areas. Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth. height pre works 25m post 22m crown spread pre 14m post 11m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Plans & drawings 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 3
Last sold for £495,000 in April 2007. Detached house, freehold.
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
- RH4 2AZ
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Dorking South
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision
- APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
- Decision date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dave Ford Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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/2026/00839
- Committee
- 24 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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
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