The Old Rectory, Manor House Lane, Little Bookham, KT23 4EW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
1. Cedar. Carefully climb and dismantle to as close to ground level as possible. Dead tree 2. Grind stump to a depth of approximately 300mm below adjacent ground level, backfill grindings into stump hole and leave all excess in situ 3. Scots pine LHS. Reduce back one overextended limb to North East by 2.5m. to shape / balance tree. Height pre 17m post 17m crown spread pre 9 m post 7 m. 4. Leyland cypress, in poor condition, lots of broken limbs throughout. Carefully climb and dismantle to as close to ground level as possible. 5. Weeping Silver birch. Crown Reduction. Reducing the spread of the tree toward the house by up to 2 metres. All pruning cuts shall be made to suitable secondary growth points and shall maintain a stable platform for the expected regrowth. height pre 9m post 9m crown spread pre 6m post 4m. to cut back from house 6. Laurels. Reduce encroachment toward boundary line by 2m Approx. height pre 8m post 8m crown spread pre 6m post 4m. to reduce back from over adjacent shrub border. 7. Holly clump (Approx. 8 stems, 4" thick). Reduce height to within hedge line at Approx. 5m high. height pre 10m post 5m crown spread pre 4m post 2m. To reduce in to within hedge line to tidy area and allow light in to that area of garden. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from Mole Valley's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
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 1
Last sold for £1,115,000 in September 2000. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Application type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Postcode
- KT23 4EW
- Received
- 29 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Bookham West
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dave Ford Tree Care
Decision outlook
Day 10 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 50.
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/2026/01475
- Committee
- 2 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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