Rose Hill Nursing Home, 9 Rose Hill, Dorking, RH4 2EG Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2025/02404 - Tree Felling Consent Live
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

The tree(s) in question, 2 No. Conifer trees and 1 No. Beech tree cut back to the wall to a height of 6 metres as they are obstructing and causing damage to large vehicles trying to pass Rose Hill Nursing Home. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 4 Dec 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 386.

Documents 1

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Trees - Supporting Documents__2.pdf Location Plan · 8 Oct 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Tree preservation order
Dorking 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
14 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 7 and 8, Rose Hill, Grade II, 34 m away · 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dorking built-up area; National landscape 476 m away: Surrey Hills.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 1

Last sold for £575,000 in November 1995. Detached house, freehold.

29 November 1995£575,000

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

Building

Floor area982 m² (10,570 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 41)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Tree Felling Consent
Postcode
RH4 2EG
Received
18 Sept 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Dorking South
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 386, past the statutory target. 73% of tree and landscaping works in Mole Valley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Oct 2026.

Day 386330 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
343decided 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/2025/01364
Committee
29 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
16 ROSE HILL DORKING RH4 2EA
Addition of 2 No. windows to the ground floor either side of the front door.
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2025 Approved
16 ROSE HILL DORKING RH4 2EA
Addition of 2 No. windows to the ground floor either side of the front door.
MO/2026/00051
2025 Approved
16 ROSE HILL DORKING RH4 2EA
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2025 Approved
16 ROSE HILL DORKING RH4 2EA
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MO/2025/02478
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3, Cedar Close, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2EH
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MO/2024/0683
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2018 Approved
4, Cedar Close, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2EH
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MO/2018/1002
2018 Approved
Land opposite 1, Cedar Close and 2, Stamford House, Rose Hill, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 2EH
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2016 Approved
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MO/2016/1492
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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.