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High Wycombe Campus Queen Alexandra Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ

23/07369/TPOConsent under Tree Preservation OrderRefused

Refused on 17 November 2023

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Crown reduce by to 3-4m from height and approx 5-6m from crown spread as the size of the tree is making the area dark at night, to improve the light issues for the students when dark to improve safety x 1 Lime (T1)

Received
22 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Wycombe
Ward
Former Abbey
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Nov
  5. Decided17 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at High Wycombe Campus Queen Alexandra Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ. Wycombe has handled 1,805 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than Wycombe's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 1,377 applications in total for the HP11 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
HP11 2JZ
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
High Wycombe Town Unparished

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2023
Target decision date
17 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 3b, Orchard cottage Thorney Mill Road Iver SL09AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12477291
Documents
9

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
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 25/1991Part of the site · +16 more
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    28 Jun

    Installation of 3 x entrance canopies and an external fire escape staircase

    ApprovedFull Application24/06507/FUL
  2. 2024
    15 Mar

    Removal of existing external windows / doors and shutters. Installation of new double glazed windows / doors…

    ApprovedFull Application24/05644/FUL
  3. 2024
    17 Jan

    Re-pollard to about 5-6m high and reduce the largest main stems at the back and side of the tree by removing…

    ApprovedConsent under Tree Preservation Order24/05107/TPO
  4. 2024
    11 Jan

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed removal of existing external windows/doors and shutters and…

    RefusedCertificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use24/05060/CLP
  5. 2021
    23 Jul

    Reduce back lateral branches by 4m leaving 6m and reduce back on section circled by 3m leaving 6m to allow…

    ApprovedConsent under Tree Preservation Order21/07235/TPO
  6. 2020
    17 Nov

    Reduce laterals on the north, west and east by 3m as getting too close to the building x 1 Alianthus (T1) and…

    ApprovedConsent under Tree Preservation Order20/08058/TPO

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