Trotsworth Court Christchurch Road Virginia Water Surrey GU25 4AG Data via plota.co.uk

RU.26/0938 REGISTERED

Proposal

T3 - Lime - reduce back by 4m to previous pruning points to leave a finished height of 17m The tree has several defects: significant cavity developing at 3m, acceptable condition at present, significant included bark, multi bleeds on eastern side of stem from ground to 2m, poor primary union at 2m. These are the current spread dimensions: 10.5m to N; 7.5m to E; 6m to S; 8m to W T5 - Lime - raise canopy over road up to 5.5m and reduce canopy over Block F to allow 2m clearance from building and road to comply with Highways regulations T6 - Lime - raise canopy to 2.5m over footpath to comply with Highways regulations G9 - Lime - fell to 5m fork - previous branch failure - asymmetrical canopy, large diameter decaying stub at 4m where stem failed, excessive epicormic growth suggests declining physiological condition, significant die back to top of canopy, sounding mallet suggests excessive decay to the base of the stem. G3 - Robinia - fell - heavily leaning over road, woodpecker hole in main stem at approx 5m, significant dead wood, significatn decay to main stem indicated by woodpecker hole G19 & G3 - group of Sycamore and Robinia - raise canopies up to 5.5m and remove large Robinia leader leaning over road to comply with Highways regulations… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 59.

Site constraints 2

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
Inside the Virginia Water built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Runnymede
Postcode
GU25 4AG
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 59, past the statutory target. 94% of tree and landscaping works in Runnymede are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 593 days past the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
106decided in the last year

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

Runnymede
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#140 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Runnymede ranks #108 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Runnymede decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #242 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #208 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #108 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #113 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
11 decided
661
Total decisions
110 refused in the year to March 2026