Planning application
Green Shadows Hancocks Mount Ascot SL5 9PQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
(T2) - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce two branches, branch A by 2.5m and branch B by 3m, overhanging the roof and chimney and to a distance of 1m from the house, leaving a final height of 17m and width perpendicular to the house from 15m to 12m. (003/1990/TPO).
As published by the council, reference 26/02448/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02448/TPO
- Type
- Works To Trees Covered by TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Ascot & Sunninghill
- Parish
- Sunninghill And Ascot Parish
- Postcode
- SL5 9PQ
Comment by 5 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Windsor and Maidenhead's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Windsor and Maidenhead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/03098/TPO Granted
Green Shadows Hancocks Mount Ascot SL5 9PQ
(T1 and T2) Sweet Chestnuts - remove epicormic growth (new growth) up to a height of 5m from ground level and (T2) Sweet Chestnut - prune to give up to 2m clearance to the house. (TPO 3 of 1990).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2026
Received by Windsor and Maidenhead
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8 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 December 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
5 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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Green Shadows Hancocks Mount Ascot SL5 9PQ
(T1 and T2) Sweet Chestnuts - remove epicormic growth (new growth) up to a height of 5m from ground level and (T2) Sweet Chestnut - prune to give up to 2m clearance to the house. (TPO 3 of 1990).
Granted Trees 6 docs -
3 Stonehill Gate Hancocks Mount Ascot SL5 9WA
Single storey side and rear extensions and alterations to fenestration.
Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 25 docsSmall domestic -
1 Stonehill Gate Hancocks Mount Ascot SL5 9WA
T1 Sweet chestnut - prune to give up to 2m clearance to the house; crown lift to achieve up to 4m clearance over the garden. (TPO 3 of 1990).
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Chartwell House Hancocks Mount Ascot SL5 9PQ
96% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep
(T1) Chestnut - crown reduce the tree to a monolith at the crown break leaving the lower growth on the stem (003/1990/TPO)
Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs -
3 Alpine Close Ascot SL5 9WB
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Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 16 docsSmall domestic -
60 Cavendish Meads Ascot SL5 9TD
Part single part two storey front extension, alterations to fenestration and new steps, following demolition of existing elements
Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 16 docs
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