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2 Old Well Heights, Sandhurst, GU47 8AB

PA/2026/0556Consent under Tree Preservation OrdersRefused

Refused

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

TPO20/1966 T1: Carefully reduce and reshape by 2-3mts one large Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). This will include the raising of the crown to 5-6mts from ground level and the removal of all major dead branches. The current crown height is estimated to be 24mts with an estimated crown spread of 12mts. The estimated height post reduction will be 21mts. The estimated crown spread post reduction will be 9mts. T2: Carefully cut back to the boundary (3-4mts) the overhanging foliage of one Holly tree (Ilex aquifolium). The current estimated crown spread into the rear garden of 2 Old Well Heights is 3-4mts The estimated crown spread post reduction will be 0mts.

Submitted
10 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sandhurst
  1. Received10 Jun
  2. Validated10 Jun
  3. Consult.8 Jul
  4. Target8 Jul
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 OLD WELL HEIGHTS, SANDHURST, GU47 8AB. Bracknell has handled 284 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Sandhurst. We hold 96 applications in total for the GU47 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at Bracknell Forest Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GU47 8AB
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sandhurst Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 June 2026
Consultation expiry
8 July 2026
Consultation start
10 June 2026
Consultation end
8 July 2026
Application expires
5 August 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Refuse
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14980908
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Bracknell

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