68 Fairmile Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2DE

Registered 2026/0926 - Tree Preservation Order
Council
Date received
20 Apr 2026
Date validated
20 Apr 2026
Postcode
KT11 2DE
Type
Tree Preservation Order

Description

Tree Preservation Order - T7 - Small leaved lime - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T9 - Ash - Remove epicormic growth from ground level up to crown break and remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians with the remove of epicormic growth allowing vehicles access along driveway. T10 - Ash - Reduce the overall height of the Ash tree by approximately 4 metres, reshaping and balancing the remaining lower crown to create a suitable and natural framework - Reason for work: Tree has large cavities in upper crown and believed to have Dryad saddle on upper crown. Reducing the height and lateral limbs of the upper crown to remove stress weight off structural limbs and allow the tree to be monitored in future. T12 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T13 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T14 - Remove epicormic growth up to crown break - Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area, including corrective pruning of previous poor pruning wounds over neighbouring property (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians with the remove of epicormic growth allowing vehicles access along driveway.

Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#204 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #143 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
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Elmbridge decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #278 of 292
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #278 of 292
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #143 of 292
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #127 of 292
67%
Minor dwellings approved
205 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
22 decided
1,327
Total decisions
314 refused in 2025