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2026/1836 - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order EL: - T1 - Horse chestnut - Proposed Works: Crown lift over the roadside only to provide a minimum clearance of 5.2 metres above ground level. All pruning shall be limited to secondary branches where practicable and carried out in accordance with BS3998:2010 Tree Work Recommendations, with a maximum pruning wound diameter of 50mm. Reason for Proposed Works: Following a tree survey, it was identified that the crown over the carriageway has been subject to contact from larger vehicles in the past. The proposed crown lift will provide appropriate clearance for high-sided vehicles, reducing the likelihood of future vehicle strikes and preventing unnecessary damage to the tree, whilst retaining its long-term health and amenity value. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 02:26

Application progress

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Received

28 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve: Esher Common

Internationally or nationally protected for its wildlife. A habitats assessment is needed.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI: Esher Commons SSSI

Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

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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Open access land

Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.

Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland

A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council: Elmbridge
Application type: Tree Preservation Order
Postcode: KT11 2NH
Received: 28 Jul 2026
Validated: 28 Jul 2026
Ward: Oxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward
Decision: Grant Consent
Decision date: 14 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 7 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one48d

Council41d

UK36d

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 →

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