22, Beales Road, Great Bookham, KT23 4LZ Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00707 - Tree Felling Consent Approved

Proposal

Corsican Pine - removal of all deadwood greater than 25 mm in diameter, the removal of hanging and failed branches, a sympathetic reduction of up to 2 m to reduce end loading on subsiding limbs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape 333 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Great Bookham and Fetcham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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) 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 2

Last sold for £137,500 in July 1999. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 July 1999£137,500
20 December 1995£89,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Tree Felling Consent
Postcode
KT23 4LZ
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Bookham West
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision
APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hoarticulture LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days slower than Mole Valley's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
316decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00650
Committee
2 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Mole Valley is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #240 out of 296. Mole Valley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 76% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mole Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #291 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #291 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #240 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #172 of 296
47%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
15 decided
913
Total decisions
259 refused in the year to March 2026

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use