Planning application
5 Appleton Close Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP7 9QQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reduce height by 2-2.5 metres to lateral pruning points, reduce lateral growth over Snell's Lane by 1.5-2.5 metres to reduce weight and wind sail 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/26/01205/TP
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/01205/TP
- Type
- Works to trees covered by TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont
- Parish
- Little Chalfont
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP7 9QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Buckinghamshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/25/4480/TP Refused
5 Appleton Close Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP7 9QQ
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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Buckinghamshire
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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4 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Buckinghamshire granted permission on 1 April 2026, 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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Refused Trees 3 docs -
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