Land directly opposite the front lawn of Ranmore Cottage, HILL RISE, DORKING, RH4 1JB Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/01572 - Tree Felling Consent Live

Proposal

T1. Field Maple: Prune to shorten branches by a maximum of 1.5 metres with pruning cuts being made strictly to appropriate growth points, or previous cut points if no secondary branches are presenting. Remaining branch lengths will be 1.75 metres. T2. Field Maple: Shorten lateral branches by a maximum of 2.5 metres, pruning to appropriate growth points where possible. The remaining branch lengths will be 3 metres. T3. Ash: Remove dead branches. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from Mole Valley's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Tree preservation order
National landscape 71 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Green belt 15 m away: London; Inside the Dorking built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Felling Consent
Postcode
RH4 1JB
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Dorking North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Girl In A Tree Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Mole Valley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 50.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
343decided 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/2026/01465
Committee
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 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