The Rectory, Stane Street, Ockley, RH5 5SY Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01141 - Conservation Area Trees Approved

Proposal

T1 Yew to crown reduce by 2 metres, before reduction 15 metres estimated height after 13 metres. T2 Field maple crown reduce by 1.5 metres to 2 metres estimated height before work commence 13 metres estimated height after 11 metres. T3 Leylandii reducing height by 4 metres current height 20 metres. T4 spruce reducing height by 4 metres current height 20 metres. T5 oak tree to reduce lateral canopy back by 1.5 to 2 metres, no height will be removed from this tree. G1, a group of 6 dead elms and one declining Sycamore to be removed to ground level. G2 1 half dead spruce and 2 dead ash to remove the ground level three trees in total leaving the largest spruce to stay. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

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

Site constraints 8

Ancient woodland
Conservation_Area.TAB 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 65 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Ockley built-up area; Green belt 65 m away: London; 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,060,356 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

10 March 2025£1,060,356

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

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Important details

Application type
Conservation Area Trees
Postcode
RH5 5SY
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Ockley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Toby's Trees

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 18 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
283decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01041
Committee
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Mole Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #240 out of 296. Mole Valley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mole Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #291 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #291 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #240 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #172 of 296
47%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
15 decided
913
Total decisions
259 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