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8 OLD FORGE END, SANDHURST, GU47 9DY

Awaiting decision Bracknell Forest PA/2026/0627 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Relates to 25/00136/TRTPO

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

3 oak trees to the rear of my property have not been pruned for 27 years and are now overhanging the majority of my garden. Ref Bracknell Forest application 25/00136/TRTPO where approval for pruning of similar oak trees was granted.

As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0627

Application record

Reference
PA/2026/0627
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Under Consultation
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Sandhurst
Parish
Sandhurst Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
GU47 9DY

Comment by 7 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bracknell Forest through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2026

    Received by Bracknell Forest

  2. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Bracknell Forest took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 25/00136/TRTPO Granted

    28 Weaver Moss Sandhurst Berkshire GU47 9BQ

    TPO 397 - Application to prune 2 trees

    Decided 11 Feb 2026 Trees

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bracknell Forest for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bracknell Forest decided tree works applications in a median of 109 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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