Planning application
Horseshoe Cottage 28 Moreton Lane Bishopstone Buckinghamshire HP17 8SQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Tree in the images we want to cut down completely, we have been advised that the trunk is rotten and with it continuing to lean over it is a safety hazard as it might fall in high winds. Tree is bullace we believe. There is another tree in the background on the border with our neighbour that we would like to prune/cut back and tidy up. (crown reduction 3-4m)
As published by the council, reference PL/25/2950/KA
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/2950/KA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Haddenham and Stone
- Parish
- Stone Bishopstone and Hartwell
- Postcode
- HP17 8SQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Buckinghamshire
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
Previously Decided.
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16 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
Previously Decided.
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16 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
Previously Decided.
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23 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
Previously Decided.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Buckinghamshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Buckinghamshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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