5, Arbour Close, Fetcham
Proposal
1-2x Cedar trees within front garden - Carefully dismantle to as close to ground level as possible utilising a Mobile Elevated Work Platform 22x14m as trees are causing significant damage to property.
- Received
- 30 March 2026
- Decided
- 12 June 2026 · REFUSE
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mole Valley District Council
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- ReceivedSubmitted30 Mar
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 May
- DecidedDecided12 Jun
Decided in 74 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application at 5, ARBOUR CLOSE, FETCHAM. 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 74 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Fetcham. We hold 1,477 applications in total for the KT22 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. Technical advice from a consulting engineer has been submitted that demonstrates minor surface damage to hard surfacing is present and that the nearby surface drainage system is not functioning properly in periods of rainfall, but does not provide sufficient evidence that the trees are the cause or even a contributing factor. The removal of these trees is considered an excessive course of action and their loss will have a negative impact on local amenity.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
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- 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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