Planning application
Long Crendon Tennis Club Recreation Ground Chearsley Road Long Crendon Buckinghamshire HP18 9BS
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Proposal
T1 Horse Chestnut - Remove all overhang back beyond the fence line by 0.75 metres; this will be achieved by removing up to 1.5 metres. Clear away from the light to provide 1.5 metres between the tree and the light. This will be achieved by only cutting secondary growth. T2 Horse Chestnut - Remove all overhang back beyond the fence line by 0.5 metres; this will be achieved by removing up to 1 metre. Clear away from the light to provide 1.5 metres between the tree and the light. This will be achieved by only cutting secondary growth. T3 Lime - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points. T4 Lime - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points. T5 Lime - Reduce the north-eastern spread of the tree by 2 metres to provide adequate clearance from the tennis courts. These works are planned to manage and maintain the trees in a suitable manner, ensuring that both the trees and the tennis club can continue to coexist in a mutually beneficial way.
As published by the council, reference PL/25/3063/KA
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/3063/KA
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Long Crendon
- Parish
- Long Crendon
- Postcode
- HP18 9BS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Buckinghamshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/02031/KA Granted
Long Crendon Tennis Club Recreation Ground Chearsley Road Long Crendon Buckinghamshire HP18 9BS
T1 Horse Chestnut - Remove all overhang to approximately 0.75 metres beyond the fence line, reducing up to 2.75 metres from the lateral limbs in the upper crown oversailing the tennis court, cutting secondary growth only, with a maximum diameter of 170mm. Remove lower epicormic growth growing through the chain-link fence. Prune to provide a minimum clearance of 1.5 metres between the tree and the adjacent lamppost. T2 Horse Chestnut - Remove all overhang to approximately 0.75 metres beyond the fence line. This will be achieved by reducing up to 2.5 metres from the lateral limbs in the upper crown oversailing the tennis court, cutting secondary growth only, with a maximum diameter of 150mm. Remove lower epicormic growth growing through the chain-link fence. Prune to provide a minimum clearance of 1.5 metres between the tree and the adjacent lamppost. T3 and T4 Lime - Remove all secondary growth back to the previously established pollard points on the main scaffold limbs. T5 Lime - Remove all secondary growth back to the previously established pollard points on the main scaffold limbs. Additionally, reduce the three lowest limbs extending over the corner of the tennis court by up to 1.5 metres beyond the previous pollard points. T6 Lime - reduce the lateral limbs extending over the corner of the tennis court by up to 1 metre beyond the previous pollard points, removing up to 2 metres in total from the branch tips inwards.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 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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Decision
Awaiting decision
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4 Seasons Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Long Crendon Tennis Club Recreation Ground Chearsley Road Long Crendon Buckinghamshire HP18 9BS
T1 Horse Chestnut - Remove all overhang to approximately 0.75 metres beyond the fence line, reducing up to 2.75 metres from the lateral limbs in the upper crown oversailing the tennis court, cutting secondary growth only, with a maximum diameter of 170mm. Remove lower epicormic growth growing through the chain-link fence. Prune to provide a minimum clearance of 1.5 metres between the tree and the adjacent lamppost. T2 Horse Chestnut - Remove all overhang to approximately 0.75 metres beyond the fence line. This will be achieved by reducing up to 2.5 metres from the lateral limbs in the upper crown oversailing the tennis court, cutting secondary growth only, with a maximum diameter of 150mm. Remove lower epicormic growth growing through the chain-link fence. Prune to provide a minimum clearance of 1.5 metres between the tree and the adjacent lamppost. T3 and T4 Lime - Remove all secondary growth back to the previously established pollard points on the main scaffold limbs. T5 Lime - Remove all secondary growth back to the previously established pollard points on the main scaffold limbs. Additionally, reduce the three lowest limbs extending over the corner of the tennis court by up to 1.5 metres beyond the previous pollard points. T6 Lime - reduce the lateral limbs extending over the corner of the tennis court by up to 1 metre beyond the previous pollard points, removing up to 2 metres in total from the branch tips inwards.
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