21 Seething Wells Lane Surbiton KT6 5NR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02151/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Pending Consideration

Proposal

T1: Holly - Crown reduce all round by 1m leaving tree 5m tall and 4m wide. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
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Validated
12 Oct 2026
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Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 5 Dec 2026, from Kingston upon Thames's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 2 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Kingston upon Thames 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 ↗
Protected tree 6 m away: HOLLY SPECIES, order 1
Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Tree record ↗
Also on the record
9 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 415 m away: Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI; Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT6 5NR
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
St Mark's & Seething Wells
Parish
Surbiton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dawn Grinsell

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Kingston upon Thames usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
413decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15282885
Planning Portal ref
PP-15282885
Neighbours
12 Oct 2026
Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
2 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Kingston upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#76 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kingston upon Thames is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #33 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Kingston upon Thames is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kingston upon Thames decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #288 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #266 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #33 of 296
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #18 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,112
Total decisions
274 refused in the year to March 2026

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