Oakwood, 129A Barnett Wood Lane
Proposal
TPO/103/3/N T1 - Common English Oak - Quercus Robur - Section fell to ground level. Reasons: The tree has a Ganoderma bracket at the base of the tree.
- Received
- 27 October 2025
- Decided
- 24 April 2026 · REFUSED
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mole Valley District Council
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- ReceivedSubmitted27 Oct
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date23 Dec
- DecidedDecided24 Apr
Decided in 179 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application at OAKWOOD, 129A BARNETT WOOD LANE. Mole Valley has handled 246 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 76 days. This one was decided in 179 days, 15 weeks longer than Mole Valley's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Ashtead Lanes & Common. We hold 1,241 applications in total for the KT21 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- Insufficient justification has been provided to satisfactorily demonstrate that the reasons provided for the removal of this tree are valid. The presence and impact of pests, diseases, fungi are claimed, and references to the condition of the tree are made, but no written evidence or diagnostic information from an arboriculturalist or other appropriate expert has been submitted. The loss of this tree will have a negative impact on local amenity.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Mole Valley
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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