Planning application
The Old Post Office Church Lane Chearsley Buckinghamshire HP18 0DH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Sycamore Trimming of branches by approximately 25% to clear power and telephone lines (overall height would be reduced by around 2.0 to 2.5 metres)
As published by the council, reference PL/25/2961/KA
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/2961/KA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Long Crendon
- Parish
- Chearsley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP18 0DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by Buckinghamshire
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
Previously Decided.
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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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31 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
Previously Decided.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Buckinghamshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Buckinghamshire decided tree works applications in a median of 50 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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