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3 Downs Avenue Epsom Surrey KT18 5HQ

26/00237/CATConservation Area - Works to TreesApproved

Approved on 7 May 2026

Council decision: No Objections

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Conifer (T1) removal as part of a garden redesign project, to be replaced with a pair of magnolia (soulangeana) trees. The Conifer is in decline with approximately 50% of foliage remaining. Silver birch (T2) removal as part of a garden redesign project, to be replaced with a malus evereste. The silver birch has an abnormal growth shape due to previous lack of light.Works to T3, a conifer (Cupressus macrocarpa.

Received
25 February 2026
Ward
College
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 3 Downs Avenue Epsom Surrey KT18 5HQ. Epsom and Ewell has handled 106 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Epsom and Ewell's typical decision time. The site is in the Burgh Heath Road conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across College. We hold 500 applications in total for the KT18 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Epsom and Ewell Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
KT18 5HQ
Application type
Conservation Area - Works to Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Burgh Heath Road
  • Article 4 direction: Burgh Heath Road
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 2Protected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Epsom and Ewell

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