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117 High Street Amersham Buckinghamshire HP7 0DY

PL/19/3123/KAWorks to trees in Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 15 October 2019

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

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Proposal

Weeping Willow - re-pollarding, Birch Tree - reduce size by approx 25% (trees within a Conservation Area)

Received
9 September 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Amersham Town
  1. Received9 Sep
  2. Validated9 Sep
  3. Consult.1 Oct
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided15 Oct

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 117 High Street Amersham Buckinghamshire HP7 0DY. Chiltern South Bucks has handled 1,703 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Chiltern South Bucks's typical decision time. The site is in the Amersham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 2,558 applications in total for the HP7 postcode area.

58% of trees applications at Chiltern South Bucks were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
HP7 0DY
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Amersham

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 September 2019
Consultation expiry
1 October 2019
Consultation start
10 September 2019
Consultation end
1 October 2019
Last date for comments
1 October 2019
Target decision date
21 October 2019

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 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Amersham
  • Listed building: Grade II: 117, High StreetOn this site · +5 more
  • Article 4 direction: Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.
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.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    3 Sep

    Reduce 1 x Birch (T1) by up to 2m in height and spread and lift crown height by approx. 1m.

    RefusedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaPL/25/3423/KA
  2. 2021
    5 Mar

    T1 - Birch - Fell to ground level. (Amersham Old Town Conservation Area).

    RefusedWorks to trees in CAPL/21/0888/KA
  3. 2014
    20 Feb

    Pollarding of a willow tree within a Conservation Area

    RefusedWorks to trees in CACH/2014/0323/KA
  4. 2010
    13 Sep

    Pollarding of a willow tree within a Conservation Area

    RefusedWorks to trees in CACH/2010/1454/KA
  5. 2009
    24 Feb

    Single storey side extension

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCH/2009/0227/FA
  6. 2009
    24 Feb

    Demolition of internal wall and erection of single storey side extension

    Conditional consentListed building consentCH/2009/0228/HB

Source: Chiltern South Bucks

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