Buckles 55 Yew Tree Bottom Road Epsom Downs Surrey KT17 3NQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01490/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Registered

Proposal

Beach tree on front drive near main door entrance to house. Lowest limb west facing with old cable bracing in it. Reduce end branches only by 2 metre. 2 limb south east facing lowest limb in that direction. Reduce end branches by 2 metres. Remove all dead wood through out whole crown. Reasons for work a recent limb fell out of the tree on neighbours drive. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from Reigate's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 6 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Inside the Tadworth and Epsom Downs built-up area; Green belt 20 m away: London; Open access land 15 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 46 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Reigate
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT17 3NQ
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Nork
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Head of Places and Planning
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Reigate usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 56.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
265decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Reigate
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#52 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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