Combe House Castle Road Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4ET Data via plota.co.uk

TREE/2026/8219 - Works to Trees Covered by a TPO Pending Consideration

Proposal

G1 : Laurel x 10. (front Left Hand Side of Property) - Fell to ground level and stump grind. Trim brambles back to wooden fence on right hand side. (Works subject to TPO ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Oct 2026, from Woking's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Special protection area 217 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 217 m away: Horsell Common SSSI; Inside the Woking built-up area; Green belt 48 m away: London; Open access land 13 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.; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 September 2026. 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 2

Last sold for £1,979,191 in December 2016. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

5 December 2016£1,979,191Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
13 June 2003£475,000Detached house

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

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
Postcode
GU21 4ET
Received
around 3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Horsell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Connick Tree Care
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Woking usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 51.

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
196decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #217 out of 296. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Woking decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #254 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #258 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #217 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #136 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
18 decided
736
Total decisions
133 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.