Guildford Borough Council • 26/T/00061
Pruning of four English Oaks and felling of one dead oak near Sheepleas SSSI
Sheepleas House, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AL
An applicant has applied to prune four English Oaks and fell one dead English Oak at a property close to the Sheepleas Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- tree
- Received
- 2026-03-04
Summary
The application proposes work on five English Oak trees at Sheepleas House. Four trees would have branches pruned back, and one dead tree — T39 — would be felled entirely. The property sits within a few minutes' walk of Sheepleas SSSI, a protected nature reserve. English Oaks are important trees for wildlife, and even dead trees can provide habitat for bats, beetles, and nesting birds. The pruning work is routine, but removing a dead tree near a SSSI could affect local wildlife that depends on deadwood habitat.
What you can do
You can comment on this application using reference 26/T/00061 through the local planning authority's website. Councils can consider the impact on protected species and proximity to the SSSI. They cannot consider personal preferences about tree appearance or effects on private views.