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5 Old School Lane Steeple Claydon Buckinghamshire MK18 2SB

Refused Buckinghamshire PL/25/3761/TP Works to trees covered by TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Oak Tree. Heavy pruning to branches (pollarding) as they are overhanging close to residential property (Within 5 metres). There will be a minimum of 4 metres off the top of the crown and all the way around a minimum of 2.5 metres off. Branches have fallen and damaged roof tiles because the tree is twice the height of the residential property.

As published by the council, reference PL/25/3761/TP

Application record

Reference
PL/25/3761/TP
Type
Works to trees covered by TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Permission
Received
17 Sep 2025
Validated
17 Sep 2025
Decided
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Grendon Underwood and The Claydons
Parish
Steeple Claydon
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
MK18 2SB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2025

    Received by Buckinghamshire

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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