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Registered 2026/1522 - Tree Preservation Order
Date received
19 Jun 2026
Date validated
19 Jun 2026
Postcode
KT8 0SX
Type
Tree Preservation Order

Description

Tree Preservation Order ESH:90 - T1 - Cedar tree in back garden. Tree has a height of approximately 21 metres and spread of approximately 10 metres. Proposed works are to reduce height of the tree by approximately 2-2.5 metres and reduce overlong lateral branches by approximately 1.5-2 metres. This is to reduce end weight and reduce risk of future failures, and to give clearance from neighbouring garden, maintaining tree at a reasonable size suitable to location and retaining amenity value. Leaving tree with a height of approximately 19 metres and spread of approximately 8 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #195 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
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Elmbridge decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #277 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #281 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #195 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #178 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
195 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,358
Total decisions
314 refused in the year to March 2026