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4 The Ridings Epsom Surrey KT18 5JQ

26/00246/CATConservation Area - Works to TreesApproved

Approved on 6 March 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 Holly - To reduce height of Holly trees adjacent to the front boundary with number 2 The Ridings, to 2m in height (previous points) and trim face to create a more compact hedge framework. T2 Yew - To trim large Yew on the boundary with number 2 The Ridings as hard as possible in all dimensions (all faces and top) whilst retaining foliage to maintain its current form.

Received
26 February 2026
Ward
College
Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgeons LTD
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Mar

Decided in 8 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 The Ridings Epsom Surrey KT18 5JQ. Epsom and Ewell has handled 106 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 6 weeks quicker than Epsom and Ewell's typical decision time. The site is in the Downs Road Estate conservation area. 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 5JQ
Application type
Conservation Area - Works to Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2026
Permission expires
6 March 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgeons LTD
Agent address
White Hall Farm Rocky Lane Reigate RH2 0TA

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Downs Road Estate
  • Article 4 direction: Downs Road Estate
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 165Protected tree on or next to this site
  • 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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