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5 Appleton Close Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP7 9QQ

Refused Buckinghamshire PL/25/4480/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

Reduce height by 4-5 metres to suitable large lateral pruning points, and reduce lateral growth over Snell's Lane by 2.5-3.5 metres to reduce pressure on stem inclusions and lateral weight over road after a couple of significant limb failures x 1 Field Maple (T1)

As published by the council, reference PL/25/4480/TP

Application record

Reference
PL/25/4480/TP
Type
Works to trees covered by TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Permission
Received
9 Oct 2025
Validated
9 Oct 2025
Decided
14 Dec 2025
Ward
Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont
Parish
Little Chalfont
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
HP7 9QQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Oct 2025

    Received by Buckinghamshire

  2. 14 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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.

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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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    PL/26/01205/TP Submitted 13 Feb 2026 5m away

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    Granted Trees 3 docs

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