Planning application
Flat 1 Riverbank 9 Southlea Road Datchet Slough SL3 9BY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
(T1) Ash - Fell to ground level. (T2) Beech (on internal boundary between 1 and 2) - Fell to ground level. (T3) Yew & Laurel Hedges East Boundary - Reduce by 2-3m, leaving a final height of 3m and width of 1.5-2m, on Southern Boundary reduce by 2-3m, leaving a final height of 3.5-4m and width of 2m.Clear deadwood/squirrel damage. (T4) Yew screen within garden - shape and contain. (T5) Japanese Maple/Purple Plum - Remove branches of Purple Plum growing through crown of Japanese Maple. Remove ivy and dead branches. (T6) Yew - Remove deadwood throughout canopy. (T7) Bay & Yew - Prune branches encroaching on telephone cable to provide up to 1 metre clearance. (T8) Conifer (unspecified species) within 1m of telephone pole and gateway - Reduce height by 2m, leaving a final height of 6-8m. (T9) Silver Birch - Reduce and prune, overhanging road and footpath, by 7m, leaving a final height of 3-4m and width of 3-4m. (T10) - All Foliage overhanging Frontage to Southlea Road and Tourist Bus routes - cut back to achieve statutory highway clearance.
As published by the council, reference 26/01495/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01495/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Datchet Horton And Wraysbury
- Parish
- Datchet Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SL3 9BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Windsor and Maidenhead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/00429/TCA Granted
Flat 1 Riverbank 9 Southlea Road Datchet Slough SL3 9BY
(T1) Sycamore - section fell; (T2) Maple - tip reduce by 1.75m; (T3) Elder - fell; (T4) Yew - crown lift by 2.5m over path; (T5) Prunus - tip reduce whole crown area by up to 2m; (T6) Bay Laurel - crown reduce by 4m to leave a height and spread of 4m; (T7) Laurel - cut back from lights by 1m; (T8 - T12) Yews - crown reduce by 2.5 - 3m to leave a height of 6mm and (T13) Laurel - reduce top down to the lower section & bring in the lateral limbs to balance in order to contain as a hedge.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by Windsor and Maidenhead
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25 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Windsor and Maidenhead granted permission on 29 July 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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