17, Tudor Walk, Leatherhead, KT22 7HX Data via plota.co.uk

MO/2026/00288 - Tree Felling Consent Approved

Proposal

T1 - Crab Apple: To reduce the Eastern side of Crab Apple in front garden by up to 1.5m, to reduce Western side by 1.5m and Northern side by 1m. To lift the crown of the tree to 2m clearance from the ground and remove low epicormic growth. To remove 6-7 straggly limbs from top to tree to reshape (approximately 2m), and remove ivy and major dead wood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Validated
16 Mar 2026
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Committee
29 Apr 2026
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Approved
1 May 2026

Approved on 1 May 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Mole Valley Development Management Committee on 29 Apr 2026.

Approved by 14 votes to 0

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The committee considered the report and addendum material on the application.
  • No questions or discussion points were raised, and the chairman proposed a motion to approve the application in line with the report.
  • A counted vote passed 14 in favour to none against with one abstention, and permission was granted.

Source: Plota analysis of Mole Valley's committee minutes, Mole Valley Development Management Committee minutes, 29 April 2026 .

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Leatherhead 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 7HX
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Leatherhead North
Parish
Non Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
DB Garden Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 4 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
284decided 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/2026/00209
Committee
29 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
12 May 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

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