4 The Pines Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4EW Data via plota.co.uk

TREE/2026/8225 - Works to Trees Covered by a TPO Pending Consideration

Proposal

(T1) : Copper Beech at front of property - Remove tertiary branches from lowest limb to lift canopy to approx 5m from ground level. Reduce same limb by approx 2m to prevent encroachment on to road to allow high sided vehicular access to road. (T2) : Confier - Remove lowest branches to give clearance from building. Cut back branches away from building line. (Works subject to TPO ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Woking's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

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 area 291 m away: Thames Basin Heaths
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 291 m away: Horsell Common SSSI; Inside the Woking built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 27 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,050,000 in June 2016. Detached house, freehold.

3 June 2016£1,050,000
31 May 2000£480,000

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

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Important details

Council
Woking
Application type
Works to Trees Covered by a TPO
Postcode
GU21 4EW
Received
around 8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Horsell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Care Company

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Woking usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 51.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
196decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Woking
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#234 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Woking is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #217 out of 296. Woking is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Woking decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #254 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #258 of 296
54%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #217 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #136 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
18 decided
736
Total decisions
133 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use