28 Shrublands Drive Lightwater Surrey GU18 5QS Data via plota.co.uk

TWA/26/0235 - Tree Works Application Registered
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

RE T1: English Oak (Quercus robur) Carefully reduce and reshape by 2.5mts overall. Remove all lowest foliage to a height of 7-8mts from ground level. The estimated current crown spread of T1 English Oak is 12mts and height 22mts. The estimated maximum crown spread post reduction will be 9.5mts with an estimated height of 19.5mts, post reduction. RE T2: English Oak Carefully reduce and reshape by 2.5mts overall. The estimated current crown spread of T2 English Oak tree is 10mts and height 22mts. The estimated maximum crown spread post reduction will be 7.5mts with an estimated height of 19.5mts, post reduction. RE T3: English Oak Carefully reduce and reshape by 2.5mts overall. The estimated current crown spread of T3 English Oak tree is 11mts and height 23mts. The estimated maximum crown spread post reduction will be 9.5mts with an estimated height of 21.5mts, post reduction. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from Surrey Heath's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF STATEMENT OF WORKS Report · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SITE PLAN Plans · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project 245 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is 245 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 272 m away: Thames Basin Heaths
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 272 m away: Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath SSSI; Inside the Lightwater built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

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Important details

Council
Surrey Heath
Application type
Tree Works Application
Postcode
GU18 5QS
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Lightwater
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Branch Management

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Surrey Heath usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
233decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15255903
Planning Portal ref
PP-15255903
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
T1, T2 & T3 - Reduce and reshape by 1-2mts overall. Removal the lowest branches up to a h…
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2024 Approved
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TWA/24/0270
2021 Approved
TWA/21/0191
Within ~100m

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21/1049/FFU
2021 Approved
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Erection of a first -floor front extension and a single-storey rear extension with accomm…
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Surrey Heath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#163 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Surrey Heath ranks #134 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Surrey Heath decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #182 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #235 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #134 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #94 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
20 decided
600
Total decisions
78 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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