The Old Rectory, Manor House Lane, Little Bookham, KT23 4EW Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01417 - Conservation Area Trees Live

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

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

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.

Site constraints 9

Special protection area
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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Conservation_Area.TAB conservation area
Also Little Bookham. 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; National landscape 434 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Great Bookham and Fetcham built-up area; Priority habitat 45 m away: Traditional orchard.
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, 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.

29 September 2000£1,115,000

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

Building

Floor area412 m² (4,435 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (39 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

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

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.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
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/2026/01475
Committee
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.

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.