Highridge 76D Reigate Hill Reigate Surrey RH2 9PD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01197/CAN - Conservation Area Notice Approved

Proposal

1. Mixed hedge by road frontage. Trim Laurel section then reduce remainder to same height at 5m tall. Reduce in all sides to beyond inside edge of retaining wall. Fell Ash and dead Elm within. Height pre works 10m post 5m crown spread pre 7m post 4m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Principal Planning Officer · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Public footpath 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Special area of conservation 177 m away: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment
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.
SSSI 177 m away: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National landscape 149 m away: Surrey Hills; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Reigate built-up area; Air quality management area 5 m away: AQMA No 11.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Council
Reigate
Application type
Conservation Area Notice
Postcode
RH2 9PD
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Reigate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Principal Planning Officer
Applicant
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Agent
Dave Ford Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
208decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15092934
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Reigate
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#52 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Reigate is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #70 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Reigate decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #160 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #135 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #70 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #35 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
31 decided
981
Total decisions
116 refused in the year to March 2026