Broadmead Station Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3AP
Refused on 12 July 2023
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - Self set sycamore non-natural lean with slight evidence of decay present with no long term viable retention. Dismantle to ground level to allow for a replanting of a new tree, in a more suitable location on site. T2 Horse Chestnut - Previous heavy crown reduction, to non-suitable growth points / branch fork junctions. Re-reduce by 3 meters in from tips to suitable growth points / branch forks and junctions.
- Received
- 1 June 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
- ReceivedReceived1 Jun
- ValidatedValidated1 Jun
- Consult.Consultation26 Jun
- TargetTarget Date27 Jul
- DecidedDecided12 Jul
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Broadmead Station Road Merstham Surrey RH1 3AP. Reigate has handled 190 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Reigate's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Hooley, Merstham And Netherne. We hold 1,917 applications in total for the RH1 postcode area.
88% of trees applications at Reigate and Banstead Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- RH1 3AP
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 June 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 26 June 2023
- Consultation start
- 5 June 2023
- Consultation end
- 26 June 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 June 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 June 2023
- Target decision date
- 27 July 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Cottage Little Preston Daventry NN11 3TF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202420 Sep
AMENDED SPECIFICATION, SEE CONDITION 2. T1 Sycamore(as per plan provided).Selectively prune by reducing the…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order24/01696/TPO - 202430 Jul
T1 Sycamore - Reduce height of crown by 3m, reduce lateral spread of north side of crown by 2-3m, and reduce…
WithdrawnConservation Area Notice24/01406/CAN - 202325 Sep
T2 Horse Chestnut - Previous heavy crown reduction, to non-suitable growth points / branch fork junctions…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order23/01545/TPO
Source: Reigate
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