Holmwood The Drive Cheam SM2 7DH Data via plota.co.uk

TREE2026/00128 - Work to a Preserved Tree Pending Consideration

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Reduce crown to 2 meters below previous pollard points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Sutton's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Air quality management area: Sutton 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.
SSSI 103 m away: Banstead Downs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 396 m away: Cuddington Meadows; Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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 1

Last sold for £1,075,000 in December 2000. Detached house, freehold.

8 December 2000£1,075,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Sutton
Application type
Work to a Preserved Tree
Postcode
SM2 7DH
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Cheam
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oak and Yew Tree Surgeons

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Sutton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
141decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sutton
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#23 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Sutton is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #14 out of 296. Only 13% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sutton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #118 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #138 of 296
91%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #14 of 296
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #8 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
891
Total decisions
93 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