220, Lower Road, Bookham
Proposal
G1 - Remove two self-seeded Holly trees located at the front corner of the property, reducing them to ground level. T1 - Remove the Arizona Cypress located at the rear left corner of the property, reducing it to ground level. T2 - Remove the Cypress located in the rear garden to ground level. G2 - Remove the dead Cypress and the adjacent declining Cypress located in the rear garden, reducing them to ground level. G3 - Reduce the mixed hedgerow (current height 18ft) within the front garden to 10ft in height, cutting back to appropriate previous reduction points where suitable and trim the sides to restore a uniform profile. T3 - Reduce the Hazel tree located at the front of the property to a final height of approximately 15ft and a spread of 10ft (current 20 ft height and 15ft width). The works will include the removal of significant Ivy growth throughout the canopy, along with the removal of dead and decaying sections. T4 - Prune the Magnolia. Current 18ft height and 15 ft width. Undertake a holistic crown reduction of 3 ft, maintaining the natural shape and character of the tree.
- Received
- 4 March 2026
- Decided
- 15 April 2026 · NO OBJECTION
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mole Valley District Council
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- ReceivedSubmitted4 Mar
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date15 Apr
- DecidedDecided15 Apr
Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application at 220, LOWER ROAD, BOOKHAM. Mole Valley has handled 120 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 41 days. This one was decided in 42 days. The site is in the Great Bookham conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Bookham West. We hold 254 applications in total for the KT23 postcode area.
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- Conservation area: Great Bookham
- Brownfield land register: Fairfield House, 24, High Street, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4AGRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (19)
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