11 Moorhayes Drive Laleham Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1SL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00904/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Notification Pending

Proposal

Trees in Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Pear (shown as T1) to reduce height by 2m, leaving tree standing 4m tall with spread of 2m. 1 x Magnolia (shown as T2) to reduce to old points. Tree will stand 3m tall with spread of 3m. 1 x Apple (shown as T3) to lift crown to 2m above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Oct 2026 and 18 Oct 2026, from Spelthorne's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 19 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 7

Laleham Conservation Area 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.
Air quality management area: Spelthorne AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Muncaster House, Grade II, 56 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 9 m away; Inside the Laleham built-up area; Green belt 84 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument 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

Council
Spelthorne
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area Notification
Postcode
TW18 1SL
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Laleham And Shepperton Green
Parish
Laleham And Shepperton ED
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
A.S Treecare

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Spelthorne usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15187246
Neighbours
28 Aug 2026
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Comments by
19 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Spelthorne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#155 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Spelthorne ranks #124 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Spelthorne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #258 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #225 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #124 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #106 of 296
57%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
57%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
26 decided
634
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026