The White House, Guildford Road, Westcott, RH4 3NJ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01491 - Conservation Area Trees Live
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1. Dead Crab Apple and Elder rear garden RHS - Carefully climb and dismantle to as close to ground level as possible - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - 6x5m dead trees, safety works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Mole Valley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 8

Ancient woodland
Grade II listed: The White House
List entry 1028896 · 2 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
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 ↗
Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Westcott 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.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Westcott (Mole Valley) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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 £1,000,000 in February 2017. Semi-detached house, freehold.

10 February 2017£1,000,000
11 August 2015£810,000
12 May 2006£485,000

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

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Other new applications on this street

19 Jun 2026Approved

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7 Oct 2026Approved

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Conservation Area Trees
Postcode
RH4 3NJ
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dave Ford Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 50.

Day 2135 days to 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/2026/01533
Committee
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
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

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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:
Other 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