Planning application
26/01404/TCA
Hardings Cottage Hills Lane Cookham Maidenhead SL6 9NX
Proposal
(T1) Oak - Reduce crown by up to a maximum of 1 metre utilizing the drop crotching technique (reduction by thinning). Finished height of tree 13 metres. Finished crown spread north to south of 15 metres, and finished crown spread east to west of 12 metres. Tip reduce east profile of crown to provide up to a maximum of 2 metres clearance to the building structure, tip reduce lower south profile of crown to provide up to a maximum of 2 metres clearance to fence, tip reduce branches encroaching on telephone cable to provide up to a maximum of 1 metre clearance, crown lift over driveway and access track to provide up to a maximum of 4.5 metres height clearance, crown clean to remove broken, dead, damaged and rubbing branches.
As published by the council, reference 26/01404/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Windsor and Maidenhead
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11 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
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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26/01365/TCA Granted
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