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Monkton House Burton Lane Monks Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 9JF

PL/26/01978/KAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 17 April 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Fell 1 x Whitebeam (T1) to ground level as ornamental planting has developed a progressive lean within a short period of time and is now considered precarious, fell 6 x Leyland Cypress (G1) to ground level as trees are in various stages of terminal decline, exhibiting symptoms including sparse canopy, crown dieback and chlorotic foliage, prune 1 x Yew tree (T2) to provide up to 1.5 m clearance by reducing low-hanging branch tips; final pruning cuts not to exceed 50 mm in diameter and crown lift 1 x Yew tree (T3) to 3 m above the driveway/parking area; Additionally, prune low growth currently in contact with the outbuilding to provide a minimum clearance of 1.5 m; Final pruning cuts not to exceed 50 mm diameter

Received
10 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Princes Risborough
Agent
4 Seasons Tree Care Ltd
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Monkton House Burton Lane Monks Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 9JF. Buckinghamshire has handled 1,085 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Buckinghamshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Monks Risborough conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 130 applications across Princes Risborough. We hold 2,241 applications in total for the HP27 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
HP27 9JF
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Princes Risborough

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
14 April 2026
Consultation start
24 March 2026
Consultation end
14 April 2026
Last date for comments
14 April 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
4 Seasons Tree Care Ltd
Agent address
11 Pilots Place Haddenham Aylesbury HP17 8NW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Monks Risborough
  • Listed building: Grade II: Monks ThackyOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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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© 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: Buckinghamshire

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