Primroses, 12 Orchard Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HU Data via plota.co.uk

26/T/00233 - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Magnolia - Crown reduction by approx 2m Remove 2 central stems to thin canopy. T2 Acer - Crown reduction by approx 45-60cm (Shere Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision notice Decision · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer report Report · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site & tree location plan Drawing · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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.
Shere 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Dial Cottage, Grade II, 41 m away · 13 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Shere built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 £153,000 in January 1997. Semi-detached house, freehold.

3 January 1997£153,000

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

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
GU5 9HU
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Tillingbourne
Parish
Shere
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Tree Application Approved
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Care Company

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 4 days faster than Guildford's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
234decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15200934
Planning Portal ref
PP-15200934
Env. assessment
No

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Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
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Guildford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

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Guildford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #221 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #243 of 296
31%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #282 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #276 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,348
Total decisions
219 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