Wrenfield The Chase Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0HR Data via plota.co.uk

2026/2221 - Tree Preservation Order Registered

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order EL: - Pussy / Goat Willow - extract from report from arboriculturalist The Goat Willow is in a poor physiological condition, with 70% of the crown appearing to have died since bud burst. The tree appears stressed due to environmental factors and the lower stem is delaminated to some degree. The tree over sails the adjacent public footpath and property. There is a moderate target risk from detached deadwood and a potential over time for failure of the northern stem. The tree is protected by a Tree Preservation Order. Due to the condition of the Goat Willow, it is recommended that the tree is pruned heavily, removing the dead northern stem and reducing the remaining stem to a 2.5 metre pollard, retaining the lower healthy epicormic growth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Oct 2026, from Elmbridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 2

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Cobham (Elmbridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Elmbridge
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
KT22 0HR
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Oxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Elmbridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
318decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works 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