23 Wolsey Road Esher Surrey KT10 8NT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1361 - Tree Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Esher Conservation Area - 2. Purple Plum rear boundary - Remove stem pressing against fence, remove basal suckers and reduce remainder by up to 1.5 metres ensure at least 1 metres clearance from neighbouring building - 9x6m down to 7.5x4.5m works to clear adjacent buildings and allow light in to the rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 85, High Street, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 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 ↗
Esher 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Esher AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Esher built-up area; Open access land about 22 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 5

Last sold for £1,125,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

19 March 2025£1,125,000
16 November 2015£732,000
28 April 2011£635,000
3 May 2007£526,000
18 December 2003£459,000

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

Building

Floor area126 m² (1,356 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2019, 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 Conservation Area
Postcode
KT10 8NT
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Esher Ward
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
6 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 14 days faster than Elmbridge's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
442decided 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 →

Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.