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The Old School House Village Road Dorney Buckinghamshire SL4 6QW

PL/22/1861/KAWorks to trees in CARefused

Refused on 6 July 2022

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T2 Oak; Crown reduction by 1.5m leave a crown spread of 10m, T3 Walnut: Crown reduction by 1.5m to leave a crown spread of 8m,T6 Deodar: Reduce ateral limbs on the north western side by 1.5m leaving a 2.5m spread (Dorney Conservation Area)

Received
24 May 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Cliveden
Agent
R Watts & Sons Ltd
  1. Received24 May
  2. Validated24 May
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target5 Jul
  5. Decided6 Jul

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old School House Village Road Dorney Buckinghamshire SL4 6QW. Chiltern South Bucks has handled 1,703 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Chiltern South Bucks's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorney conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. We hold 1,043 applications in total for the SL4 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
SL4 6QW
Application type
Works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dorney Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 May 2022
Consultation expiry
7 July 2022
Consultation start
16 June 2022
Consultation end
7 July 2022
Last date for comments
7 July 2022
Target decision date
5 July 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
R Watts & Sons Ltd
Agent address
Unit 3 Abbeyholm Nashdom Lane Burnham SL1 8NJ

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: Dorney
  • Listed building: Grade II: Shepherd'S CloseOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/SBDC/2008/38Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Green belt: Buckinghamshire
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.

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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    7 Apr

    T1 Sorbus - fell, T2 Hazel - reduce 1m below previous points. (Conservation Area: Dorney)

    RefusedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaPL/25/1133/KA
  2. 2024
    16 Apr

    G1 ash x3 and cherry x1 - fell. (Conservation Area: Dorney).

    RefusedWorks to trees in CAPL/24/1202/KA
  3. 2024
    11 Mar

    T1 Cherry - tip reduce by approx 1.5m on longest laterals and T2 Sorbus - tip reduce and reshape by approx…

    RefusedWorks to trees in CAPL/24/0764/KA
  4. 2023
    31 Mar

    T1 cherry - fell. (Dorney Conservation Area).

    RefusedWorks to trees in CAPL/23/1134/KA
  5. 2023
    2 Mar

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed new dormer window and new velux rooflight at rear of existing house…

    RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use - ProposedPL/23/0715/SA
  6. 2021
    22 Dec

    T1 hazel - tip back lateral limbs by 1m, T2 cherry - tip back lateral limbs by 2m and crown lift to 5m, T3…

    RefusedWorks to trees in CAPL/21/4873/KA

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