5, Styles End, Great Bookham, KT23 4NF Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01267 - Tree Felling Consent Approved

Proposal

T1 – Beech Tree rear boundary: Reduce side of the crown extending over boundary line into 2 Beech Grove property by approximately 2 metres back to previous pruning points to provide adequate clearance from the House. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Approved

Approved on · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Tree preservation order
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 201 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Great Bookham and Fetcham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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

Application type
Tree Felling Consent
Postcode
KT23 4NF
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Bookham West
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hobson Tree services

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/01284
Committee
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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