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Burford Cottage, 1 Yew Tree Walk, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5LJ

26/T/00115Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Yew tree - reduce height from 13m to 8.5m and spread from 8m to 6m, trimming to an aesthetic rounded form (Effingham Conservation Area)

Received
8 May 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 13 October 2026
Ward
Effingham
  1. Received8 May
  2. Validated8 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Burford Cottage, 1 Yew Tree Walk, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5LJ. Guildford has handled 7,095 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Effingham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Effingham. We hold 958 applications in total for the KT24 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
KT24 5LJ
Parish
Effingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 May 2026
Decision issued
2 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision
Create Tree Preservation Order
Case officer
Tim Holman

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Effingham
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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: Guildford

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