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1 Chestnut Close Monks Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 0JU

16/07350/TPOConsent under Tree Preservation OrderDecided

Decided on 21 October 2016

Council decision: Split decision TPO ApplicationDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut overhanging Whitecross Hall. To shorten long limbs on Whitecross Hall side of tree by 3/4m to suitable branch unions and by 3/4m over your property. Crown thin remainder of the tree by 15% removing the weight from the end of the branches, removing longest leaders where possibleRemove deadwoodT2 Middle Horse Chestnut tree To shorten large limb overhanging road, cutting back by 3m to suitable branch union and clearing electric cables. Reduce remainder of the tree by 2m. Remove any deadwood from crown of treeT3 Large Horse Chestnut with evidence of Bleeding Canker. Die back evident in the crown of the tree with large pieces of deadwood evident throughout the crown of the tree.To crown reduce tree height by 3mLarge limb overhanging the road to be shortened back by 3m. Re-shape and balance remainder of tree.

Received
26 August 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Wycombe
Ward
Previous The Risboroughs Ward
  1. Received26 Aug
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 Chestnut Close Monks Risborough Buckinghamshire HP27 0JU. Wycombe has handled 1,805 applications of this type. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 2,241 applications in total for the HP27 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Wycombe were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
HP27 0JU
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Princes Risborough Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 August 2016
Target decision date
21 October 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mrs Jill Macbeth Grove Hill Farm Manor Road Towersey Thame Oxon OX9 3QT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05432047
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Monks RisboroughPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Barn to South of Chestnut FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 01/1966Part of the site · +3 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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© 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.

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Source: Wycombe

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