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Hillside, Whittle Close, Sandhurst, GU47 8JN

PA/2026/0997Consent under Tree Preservation OrdersAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 – Oak Crown lift (crown raise) the lowest secondary branches of the Oak over the adjacent public highway to achieve a clear vertical clearance of 5.2 metres from ground level. T2 – Crab Apple To crown reduce the height and lateral spread of the Crab Apple by approximately 30%, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points to retain a natural, balanced canopy outline. Current height is ~12 metres – proposed reduction of ~3 metres to ~9 metres Lateral Spread ~7.5 metres – proposed reduction of ~1.5 metres leaving a final width of ~6 metres. All works will be carried out in strict accordance with BS 3998:2010.

Received
23 October 2026
Ward
Sandhurst
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at HILLSIDE, WHITTLE CLOSE, SANDHURST, GU47 8JN. Bracknell has handled 34 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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.

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Application details

Postcode
GU47 8JN
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Parish
Sandhurst Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2026

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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