Planning application
5 Woodbank Avenue Gerrards Cross Buckinghamshire SL9 7PY
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Oak - reduce by 15% - (TPO/SBDC/1984/03)
As published by the council, reference PL/25/5074/TP
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/5074/TP
- Type
- Works to trees covered by TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Permission
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 24 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Gerrards Cross and Denham
- Parish
- Gerrards Cross Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SL9 7PY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by Buckinghamshire
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24 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Buckinghamshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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