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Box Hill School, Old London Road Mickleham RH5 6EA

MO/2025/02403Conservation Area TreesPermitted

Proposal

T1026. Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Fell to a standing monolith of 3m height. 15 x 14m down to 13 x 11m encroaching on adjacent property T1311 Yew - Crown Reduction. Reducing the height and spread of the tree by 1.5-2 metre and crown lift to provide 2 metres clearance from adjacent structure. T1243 Dead Yew - Fell to as close to ground level as possible. 6 x3 m dead tree T1171 Copper Beech - Lateral Crown Reduction. Reducing the spread of the northern canopy by up to 3 metres blending with the remaining canopy. 25 x23 m down to 25 x20 m encroaching over pool, damaging the filters T1140. Cypress (Cupressus sp) - Fell to ground level.

Received
29 September 2025
Decided
10 November 2025 · NO OBJECTION
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Mole Valley94% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at BOX HILL SCHOOL, OLD LONDON ROAD MICKLEHAM RH5 6EA. Mole Valley has handled 557 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 42 days. The site is in the Mickleham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 176 applications across Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood. We hold 1,855 applications in total for the RH5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
MO/2025/02403
Address
BOX HILL SCHOOL, OLD LONDON ROAD MICKLEHAM RH5 6EA
Postcode
RH5 6EA
Local Authority
Mole Valley
Application Type
Conservation Area Trees
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Determined
Ward
Mickleham, Westcott & Okewood
Parish
Mickleham

Applicant & Agent

Applicant
RGS Surrey
Agent
Dave Ford Tree Care
Architect ProfileDAVE FORD TREE CARE LLP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
29 September 2025
Date Decided
10 November 2025
Date Validated
9 October 2025
Date Submitted
29 September 2025
Application Expires
10 November 2025
Committee Meeting
8 October 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
32 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

UPRN
100062137115
Documents
6
Coordinates
51.268925, -0.324924
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mole Valley

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Box Hill SchoolOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Mole Valley
  • National Landscape (AONB): Surrey Hills
  • 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 (18)

flood storage areas, 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, 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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