Masaka The Drive Cheam SM2 7DP Data via plota.co.uk

TREE2026/00092 - Work to a Preserved Tree Approved

Proposal

T9 Oak tree - Crown reduction by 1.5 - 2 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 10

Air quality management area: Sutton AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
SSSI 33 m away: Banstead Downs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 389 m away: Cuddington Meadows; Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 35 m away: London; Priority habitat 34 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 34 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..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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

Council
Sutton
Application type
Work to a Preserved Tree
Postcode
SM2 7DP
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Cheam
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oak and Yew Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 7 days faster than Sutton's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
141decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Sutton
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#23 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Sutton is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #14 out of 296. Only 13% 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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sutton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #118 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #138 of 296
91%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #14 of 296
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #8 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
891
Total decisions
93 refused in the year to March 2026

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