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Abbots Thatch The Avenue Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5QY

PL/25/2951/KAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 3 October 2025

Council decision: TPO shall not be madeDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Fell in sections to near ground level, grind out stump to 15-20cm below ground level to 1 x Italian Alder as too large for location

Received
18 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chiltern Villages
Agent
Greenwood Tree Surgeons Ltd
  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated18 Aug
  3. Consult.30 Sep
  4. Target29 Sep
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Abbots Thatch The Avenue Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5QY. Buckinghamshire has handled 1,085 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Buckinghamshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Abbotsbrook conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 150 applications across Chiltern Villages. We hold 584 applications in total for the SL8 postcode area.

45% of trees applications at Buckinghamshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SL8 5QY
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Little Marlow

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 August 2025
Consultation expiry
30 September 2025
Consultation start
9 September 2025
Consultation end
30 September 2025
Last date for comments
30 September 2025
Target decision date
29 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Greenwood Tree Surgeons Ltd
Agent address
Nutts Close Common Road Eton Wick Windsor SL4 6QY

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Abbotsbrook
  • Article 4 direction: Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 21/1993Part of the site · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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

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

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Source: Buckinghamshire

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