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14 CHESTNUT CLOSE, STONY STRATFORD, MILTON KEYNES, MK11 1JZ

Refused Milton Keynes PLN/2025/2512 Notification of proposed works to trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

The pollarding to 4m of Horse Chestnut tree (T1) currently 15m in height protected by Milton Keynes Council Tree Preservation Order no. PS/540/15/313

As published by the council, reference PLN/2025/2512

Application record

Reference
PLN/2025/2512
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Nov 2025
Decided
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Stony Stratford
Parish
Stony Stratford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
MK11 1JZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Received by Milton Keynes

  2. 28 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 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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