7 Matham Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 0SX Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1522 - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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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Application progress

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Received
19 Jun 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 55 m away: East Molesey Old Village; Flood defence about 19 m from the postcode pin (embankment, designed for a 1 in 200 year flood); Inside the West Molesey built-up area.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £955,000 in September 2010. Detached house, freehold.

10 September 2010£955,000

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

Building

Floor area212 m² (2,282 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT8 0SX
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Molesey East Ward
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
12 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 13 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
318decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Tree Preservation Order ESH:90 - Fell 6 x Cypress.
2019/2775
2019 Approved
Tree Preservation Order ESH:90 - Fell 6 x Cypress.
2019/2775
2019 Approved
Tree Preservation Order ESH:90 - Fell 1 x Lawson Cypress (T1).
2019/1130
2019 Approved
Tree Preservation Order ESH:90 - Fell 1 x Lawson Cypress (T1).
2019/1130
2016 Approved
East Molesey (Old Village) Conservation Area - 1 x ash - crown reduction (see notice onli…
2016/2901
Within ~100m

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2017 Withdrawn
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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Elmbridge decision statistics
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.