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 58 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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 44 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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