St Sophias House Thames Street Weybridge Surrey KT13 8LN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1407 - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order EL: - Front Garden T1-Yew Remove epicormic growth. Reduce back from windows by removal of up to 1.5 metres of branch length. Reduce over extended branches around the tree to form a compact crown. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Registered park or garden about 76 m away: Oatlands
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument about 134 m away: Oatlands Palace
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1969 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Inside the Weybridge built-up area; Green belt about 27 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Elmbridge
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT13 8LN
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Weybridge Riverside Ward
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
28 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than Elmbridge's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 80% of extensions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
1,013decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Elmbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Elmbridge decision record →

Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #195 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Elmbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #277 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #281 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #195 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #178 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
195 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,358
Total decisions
314 refused in the year to March 2026