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26/01253/TCA - Works To Trees In Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Norway Spruce - fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Permit tree in a conservation area Councils Decision · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning officers report Planning Officers Assessment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning officers report Planning Officers Assessment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Forms · 19 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF History log Property History · 20 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Post Office
List entry 1117517 · 15 m from the pin · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham St Lawrence built-up area; Priority habitat 46 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Windsor and Maidenhead
Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Postcode
RG10 0JJ
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Hurley And Walthams
Parish
Waltham St Lawrence Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 44 days slower than Windsor and Maidenhead's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
260decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Windsor and Maidenhead in the last twelve months, from validation. Windsor and Maidenhead decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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23/02976/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
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Detached garage/workshop.
23/01196/FULL
2022 Withdrawn
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22/01691/FULL
2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Please see attached document.
21/02902/TCA
2021
Land To The South of Dolphins The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading
Notification to remove 33m of hedgerow.
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2021 Approved
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Replacement of fence (retrospective).
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2021 Approved
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(T1) Walnut - tip reduce by 1.9m, re-shape and crown clean - leaving a height of 17m and…
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2021 Approved
Fullers Cottage The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JL
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21/00131/TCA
2020 Approved
Dolphins The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JJ
T1 - Fir - fell
20/01919/TCA
2020 Approved
3 Paradise Cottages The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JL
(T1) Purple plum - fell.
20/01494/TCA
2019 Approved
Dolphins The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JJ
(T1) - Walnut - Crown reduce by approximately 30% of leaf area, reduce crown spread by ap…
19/02051/TCA
2019 Approved
Coltmans Farm The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JJ
Bird Cherry Tree - reduce the spread by 3.5m to leave a spread of 6.5m and remove dead an…
19/00504/TCA
2019 Approved
Lawrence Place The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JJ
Single storey rear extension, following demolition of the existing conservatory.
19/00145/FULL
2018 Approved
Dolphins The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JJ
(T1) Cherry - fell and (T2) Copper Beech - removal of low branch.
18/01942/TCA
2018 Approved
Lawrence Place The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JJ
(T1) - Robinia Pseudoacacia - Fell.
18/02645/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Dolphins The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JJ
(T1) Silver Birch - fell
16/03565/TPO
2016 Withdrawn
Orchard Cottage The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JH
Single storey detached outbuilding
16/02480/FULL
2016 Approved
Dick Budden Sculpture And Design Coltmans Farm The Street Waltham St Lawrence Reading RG10 0JJ
(T1) Oak - Removal of dead and broken branches and tip reduce lowest limb extending over…
16/02807/TCA
2016 Approved
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Windsor and Maidenhead
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#135 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Windsor and Maidenhead is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #82 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Windsor and Maidenhead is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 74% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 74% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Windsor and Maidenhead decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
72%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #293 of 296
74%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #294 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #82 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #47 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
25 decided
1,530
Total decisions
434 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings