Woodhurst North Ray Mead Road Maidenhead SL6 8PH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01269/TCA - Works To Trees In Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T14 Copper beech - Crown lift to 3m above ground level. T18 Sycamore - Deadwood whole crown area and sever ivy leaving 1m gap. T20 Sycamore - Deadwood whole crown area. T21 Western red cedar - Remove dead tops. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Validated
27 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 313 m away: South Lodge Pit SSSI; Conservation area about 68 m away: Taplow Riverside; Registered park or garden about 229 m away: Taplow Court; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Maidenhead built-up area; Green belt about 48 m away: London.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Postcode
SL6 8PH
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Riverside
Parish
Maidenhead Unparished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rebecca Watts

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
306decided 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

Alt. reference
PP-14950138
Env. assessment
No
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