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The Cedars Northern Heights Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5LE

Refused Buckinghamshire PL/26/02393/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

Limes : Crown reduction 10m. Ash - Reduce height by 5-6m each

As published by the council, reference PL/26/02393/TP

Application record

Reference
PL/26/02393/TP
Type
Works to trees covered by TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Decided
19 May 2026
Ward
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns
Parish
Wooburn and Bourne End
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SL8 5LE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Received by Buckinghamshire

  2. 19 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 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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