Hunts Cottage Bolter End Lane Wheeler End Buckinghamshire HP14 3NE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/07915/KA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

T1 silver birch - fell, T2 Norway spruce - crown reduction reducing height of tree by up to 2 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 20:20

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Application progress

✓

Received

around 30 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 15 Nov 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 10

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Chilterns National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Wheeler End Common conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Article 4 direction

Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Lane End built-up area; Tree preservation order 27 m away; Open access land 31 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Buckinghamshire
Application type: Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode: HP14 3NE
Received: around 30 Sept 2026
Validated: 30 Sept 2026
Ward: West Wycombe and Lane End
Parish: Piddington and Wheeler End
Target decision: 11 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: South Bucks Tree Surgeons Limited

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Buckinghamshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

prediction

Day 947 days to the 56-day target

81%decided within 8 weeks

91%approved

928decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 11 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Buckinghamshire

Planning Authority Score

1.3/10

Poor

#284 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other decisions

Buckinghamshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #280 out of 296. 55% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Buckinghamshire decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

84%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #217 of 296

86%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #241 of 296

34%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #280 of 296

55%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #248 of 296

76%

Minor dwellings approved

491 decided (1-9 homes)

82%

Major dwellings approved

71 decided (10+ homes)

82%

Change of use approved

131 decided

4,446

Total decisions

690 refused in the year to March 2026