Wyvern Cottage, 15 Milton Street, Westcott, RH4 3PX Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00545 - Conservation Area Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

20 Spruce - Carefully fell to near ground level. Following the removal of part of the tree group, the client would like to remove the remainder of the group. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 10

Ancient woodland
Grade II listed: Wyvern Cottage
List entry 1279190 · 2 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 5 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Conservation_Area.TAB conservation area
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.
Public bridleway 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ancient woodlandCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Westcott (Mole Valley) built-up area; Priority habitat 23 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Other new applications on this street

26 Aug 2026Approved

16 THE MALTHOUSE, MILTON STREET, WESTCOTT, RH4 3PX

01 - Magnolia - Reduce overall size of crown by 1.5 metres.

MO/2026/01256

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26 Aug 2026Withdrawn

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26 Aug 2026Approved

16 THE MALTHOUSE, MILTON STREET, WESTCOTT, RH4 3PX

01 - Magnolia - Reduce overall size of crown by 1.5 metres.

MO/2026/01256
26 Aug 2026Withdrawn

THE VICARAGE, GUILDFORD ROAD, WESTCOTT, RH4 3QB

T1 - Lime - Fell to ground level, lapsed pollard, tree has low amenity value.

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Important details

Council
Mole Valley
Application type
Conservation Area Trees
Postcode
RH4 3PX
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treeline Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 9 days faster than Mole Valley's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
283decided 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/2026/00473
Committee
20 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Carpenters, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
G1 - made up of 7 Yew trees - We would recommend that the tree to the north of the group…
MO/2025/1081
2025 Approved
Carpenters, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
G1 - made up of 7 Yew trees - We would recommend that the tree to the north of the group…
MO/2025/1081
2023 Approved
Land to the front of Wyvern Cottage, 15, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Cut back 5 No. branches of 1 No. Judas tree by one metre.
MO/2023/1425
2023 Approved
Land to the front of Wyvern Cottage, 15, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Cut back 5 No. branches of 1 No. Judas tree by one metre.
MO/2023/1425
2022 Refused
Little Acre, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Erection of single storey extensions.
MO/2022/1310
2022 Refused
Little Acre, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Erection of single storey extensions.
MO/2022/1310
2021 Approved
Carpenters, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Extensions and elevation changes to provide bathroom to north east end garden room to sou…
MO/2021/1710
2022 Approved
14, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Erection of a single storey rear conservatory extension following removal of existing. (A…
MO/2022/0605
2022 Approved
14, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Demolition of existing lean-to and erection of single storey rear conservatory extension.
MO/2022/0917
2022 Approved
14, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Erection of a single storey rear conservatory extension following removal of existing. (A…
MO/2022/0605
2022 Approved
14, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Demolition of existing lean-to and erection of single storey rear conservatory extension.
MO/2022/0917
2021 Approved
Evening Stables, Old Bury Hill, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3JU
Erection of single storey extension.
MO/2021/2348
2020 Refused
Little Acre, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Erection of single storey extensions.
MO/2020/1269
2020 Refused
Little Acre, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX
Erection of single storey extensions.
MO/2020/1269
2017 Approved
Keepers Cottage, 1, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of part single, part two storey rear extension and front porch.
MO/2017/0565
2017 Approved
Keepers Cottage, 1, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of part single, part two storey rear extension and front porch.
MO/2017/0565
2017 Approved
The Old Laundry, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of stone wall to form lower section of existing timber porch.
MO/2017/0516
2017 Approved
The Old Laundry, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of stone wall to form lower section of existing timber porch.
MO/2017/0516
2017 Approved
10, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of single storey side/rear extension.
MO/2017/0199
2017 Approved
10, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of single storey side/rear extension.
MO/2017/0199
2016 Approved
The Old Laundry, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Erection of detached single garage.
MO/2016/1879
2016 Approved
The Malthouse, 16, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Change of use of outbuilding to provide ancillary accommodation. (Listed Building Consent)
MO/2016/1666
2016 Refused
The Malthouse, 16, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Change of use of outbuilding to provide ancillary accommodation.
MO/2016/1667
2016 Approved
The Old Laundry, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Remove one Cherry tree, remove three branches from one Laurel tree, remove a branch from…
MO/2016/1597
2016 Approved
Oddmans House, 4, Milton Street, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PX document.write(" . View Map ");
Conversion of existing detached garage to habitable accommodation..
MO/2016/0596
Mole Valley
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#270 of 296 councils
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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