Flat The Royal Oak Public House Anchor Hill Knaphill Woking Surrey GU21 2JH Data via plota.co.uk

TREE/2026/8206 - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1, T2 & T3 : Three mature Sycamore trees (Acer pseudoplatanus), located within the neighbouring property and overhanging the application property - Selectively prune the lateral branches overhanging the application property back to the established previous pruning points from the last pruning cycle, restoring approximately 2 metres of clearance where practicable. All pruning will be undertaken back to suitable growth points, maintaining balanced and natural crown forms. (Works with Lower Knaphill Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Lower Knaphill conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Woking built-up area; Green belt 23 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
GU21 2JH
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Knaphill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kaelem?s Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 16 days faster than Woking's median of 51 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
223decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #217 out of 296. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Woking decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #254 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #258 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #217 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #136 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
18 decided
736
Total decisions
133 refused in the year to March 2026

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