Land Known As the Nest Nursery the Long Road Rowledge Farnham GU10 4EB Data via plota.co.uk

TM/2025/01428 - TREE PRESERVATION ORDER APPLICATIONS Approved

Proposal

Application for removal of trees subject of tree preservation order Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2025
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Approved
2 Oct 2025

Approved on 2 Oct 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Waverley Planning Committee on 1 Oct 2025.

Approved by 11 votes to 0

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting consent because the young trees had modest amenity value and removal would have minimal woodland impact.
  • Eleven objections raised concerns about wildlife, environmental harm, future development, missing evidence and effects on neighbours.
  • The committee voted unanimously to grant consent, subject to the stated condition and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposed tree removal, woodland history, objections, officer assessment, public representation and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording, from 1:36:00 where this application was taken

Source: Plota analysis of Waverley's committee minutes of 1 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Wrecclesham built-up area; Priority habitat 12 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 19 October 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
Waverley
Application type
TREE PRESERVATION ORDER APPLICATIONS
Postcode
GU10 4EB
Received
23 Jul 2025
Validated
23 Jul 2025
Ward
Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge
Parish
Farnham
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2025
Decision
CONSENT GRANTED
Decision date
2 Oct 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 21 days slower than Waverley's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
196decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Aug 2025
Waverley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#133 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Waverley ranks #144 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Waverley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #163 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #141 of 296
66%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #144 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #134 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
151 decided (1-9 homes)
59%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,378
Total decisions
161 refused in the year to March 2026