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Copper Gables Abney Court Drive Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5DL

PL/26/05636/KAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Conifer (T2) - Crown reduction by approx 2m in height, Acer (T3) - Crown reduction by approx. 2m in height and lateral spread. Silver Birch (T4) - Crown reduction by approx 2m in height and lateral spread, Sorbus (T5) - Crown reduction by approx 2m in height and lateral spread, Flowering Cherry (T6) - Crown reduction by approx 1m in height and lateral spread, Variegated Acer (T7) - To remove the branches that have reverted to green leaves, Prunus Serrula (T8) - Crown reduction by approx 1m in height and lateral spread, Holly (T9) - Crown reduction by approx 3m in height, Yew (T10) - Crown reduction by approx 1m and lateral spread reduce the overhang on to shared access road

Received
4 August 2026
Decision due
15 September 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Copper Gables Abney Court Drive Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5DL. Buckinghamshire has handled 1,085 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Hedsor Road and Riversdale conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 160 applications across Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns. 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 5DL
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wooburn and Bourne End

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2026
Consultation expiry
1 September 2026
Consultation start
11 August 2026
Consultation end
1 September 2026
Last date for comments
1 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
2

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: Hedsor Road and RiversdalePart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 04/1981Part of the site
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.

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© 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.

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