Planning application
TPO/2025/12
The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, SL1 2DD
Proposal
G785 - Ulmus procera (Elm) - Fell to ground level as it is dead, T790 - Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) - Fell to ground level as it is dead, T799 - Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) - Fell to ground level as is 80% dead, T826 - Catalpa bignonioides (Indian Bean Tree) - Crown reduce by 2 meters (back to previous pruning points) and rebalance crown. This is to stop the tree overwhelming an area close to buildings, as previously done, G701 N & S - Avenue of Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam trees) - Cut back avenue of Hornbeam trees situated either side of the entrance driveway, to give statutory clearance over road. Raise crowns to 2 m. Make each tree into individual forms as they are starting to merge together, reducing lateral branches by up to 0.75m.
As published by the council, reference TPO/2025/12
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Slough
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2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions; Informatives
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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TPO/2026/6 Granted
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