Planning application
8 Royal Victoria Gardens Ascot SL5 9ET
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
(T1) Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - Reduce crown by 3m to leave a final height of 13m and width of 2m. (022/1999/TPO).
As published by the council, reference 26/01766/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01766/TPO
- Type
- Works To Trees Covered by TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ascot & Sunninghill
- Parish
- Sunninghill And Ascot Parish
- Postcode
- SL5 9ET
Site history
Applications at this address on the Windsor and Maidenhead register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01027/TPO Granted
8 Royal Victoria Gardens Ascot SL5 9ET
Horse chesnut - reduce overall crown by 2m back to previous pruning points (022/1999/TPO)
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22/00468/TPO Granted
8 Royal Victoria Gardens Ascot SL5 9ET
Horse Chesnut - reduce overall crown by 2m back to previous pruning points (022/1999/TPO)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Windsor and Maidenhead
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7 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Windsor and Maidenhead took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Windsor and Maidenhead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Windsor and Maidenhead decided tree works applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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8 Royal Victoria Gardens Ascot SL5 9ET
Horse chesnut - reduce overall crown by 2m back to previous pruning points (022/1999/TPO)
Granted Trees 9 docs -
8 Royal Victoria Gardens Ascot SL5 9ET
Horse Chesnut - reduce overall crown by 2m back to previous pruning points (022/1999/TPO)
Granted Trees 7 docs -
3 Royal Victoria Gardens Ascot SL5 9ET
Single storey side/rear extension.
Granted Full applications Extension 14 docsSmall domestic -
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Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 11 docs -
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Single storey rear extension no greater than 4.65m in depth, 2.60m high with an eaves height of 2.60m.
Refused Prior approval Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
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