Planning application
West Wycombe Conservation Area West Wycombe Park West Wycombe Buckinghamshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove broken hanging branch and reduce crown by up to 2m to rebalance canopy x 1 Walnut (T1848), crown lift to 4m to allow cricket net access and reduce overall canopy by 2m x 1 Lime (T525), fell to ground as severe decay in stem x 2 Sycamore (T1837 & T0597), remove branches with defects to make safe due to squirrel damage to branches over the A40 and walkway x 1 Beech (T1017), pollard to 4m due to stem decay x 1 Lime (T1219), reduce by 4m and veteranise due to stem decay x 1 Horse Chestnut (T1071), reduce limbs overhanging property boundary by up to 3m where needed x 1 Sycamore (T1314), reduce to 3m monolith due to stem decay x 1 Hornbeam (T0593), reduce to 3m monolith due to stem decay x 1 Horse Chestnut (T1055), fell to ground due to interference with property x 1 Alder (T1010) and reduce major limb over highway by up to 3m x 1 Ash (T1)
As published by the council, reference PL/25/4323/TP
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/4323/TP
- Type
- Works to trees covered by TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Conditional permission
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Dec 2025
- Ward
- West Wycombe and Lane End
- Parish
- West Wycombe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Buckinghamshire
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14 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Conditional permission
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Buckinghamshire granted permission on 14 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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