44 Badingham Drive, Fetcham, KT22 9HA Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00657 - Tree Felling Consent Decided

Proposal

T1 - Beech Tree. To reduce crown by 3m (old reduction points), thin crown by 10% and remove major dead wood, this is to maintain the tree and increase light into the garden of 44 Badingham Drive and 2 Churchill Close. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Apr 2026
Split decision (tree or conditions)
2 Jul 2026

Split decision (tree or conditions) on 2 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 458 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 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

Application type
Tree Felling Consent
Postcode
KT22 9HA
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Fetcham
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
SPLIT DECISION (TREE OR CONDITIONS)
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
DB Garden Services

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00565
Committee
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jun 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