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26/02256/TPO - Works To Trees Covered by TPO Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T105- Ash, this tree recently had a large split limb removed Urgent, this has left the tree looking unbalanced, we would like to do an holistic reduction of the remaining crown by 4m to balance the tree. The tree is 14m high and 14m wide, leaving 10m high and 10m wide once the work is completed. T112 - Sweet Gum, 9m high and 15m wide, this tree is becoming too large with heavy branches, we would like to do an holistic reduction of 3m to take weight out of the tree leaving 6m high and 12m wide. T033 - Whitebeam, 7m high and 5m wide, this tree is becoming too large for its location, we would like an holistic reduction of 2 m ( back to previous pruning points) leaving 5m high and 3m wide. T109 - Whitebeam, 7m high and 12m wide, this tree is becoming too large for large for its location, we would like an holistic reduction of 3m leaving 4m high and 8m wide. () Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Windsor and Maidenhead's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

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Other documents 1

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Former King Edward VII Hospital, Old Windsor Unit
List entry 1119807 · 1 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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. 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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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Special area of conservation 121 m away: Windsor Forest & Great Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 121 m away: Windsor Forest and Great Park SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 119 m away: The Royal Estate, Windsor: Windsor Great Park.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 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 Covered by TPO
Postcode
SL4 2HN
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Old Windsor
Parish
Old Windsor Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Windsor and Maidenhead usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 35.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
371decided 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-15218882
Planning Portal ref
PP-15218882
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
56 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
(T4) Lime - remove to ground level and treat the stump to prevent regrowth.(047/1997/TPO).
25/01420/TPO
2025 Approved
38 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Rear conservatory and alterations to fenestration to rear elevation (retrospective).
25/00730/FULL
2025 Approved
38 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Consent to retain a rear conservatory, replacement of door to rear elevation with a full…
25/00731/LBC
2024 Approved
Street Record Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Refer to tree survey (047/1997/TPO), with the exception of the Apple T086 which is to be…
24/02568/TPO
2024 Approved
52 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
(T1) Lime - reduce in height by approximately 4-5m (to previous pruning points) leaving a…
24/01885/TPO
2024 Approved
48 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
(G1) 3 x Cherry - Reduce back to previous reduction points approximately 1.5m all round l…
24/01715/TPO
2024 Withdrawn
Street Record Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
(T1) Ash, (T2) Oak and (T3) Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to statutory height. (047/1997/TP…
24/00701/TPO
2023 Approved
19 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Consent for 2no. new roof lights to the north-western elevation and a new sun tunnel to t…
23/02348/LBC
2023 Approved
19 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
2no. new roof lights to the north-western elevation and a new sun tunnel to the south-wes…
23/02347/FULL
2023 Approved
15 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
T1 - Whitebeam - Crown lift to give up to 2.5m clearance over the ground, remove the infe…
23/00382/TPO
2023 Approved
44 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Loft conversion with the installation of five roof lights on the rear roof slope.
23/00686/FULL
2023 Approved
56 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
T1 - Lime - Reduce height by 3-4m leaving a height of 13-14m and reduce lateral growth al…
23/00181/TPO
2022 Approved
52 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
(T1) Lime tree at the front - prune to give up to 2m clearance from the roof. (047/1997/T…
22/02413/TPO
2022 Approved
36 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Replacement of x2 windows with x2 doors on the rear elevation and infill an existing side…
22/00630/FULL
2021 Approved
46 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
x1 side rooflight and x2 rear rooflights.
21/03668/FULL
2021 Approved
56 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
(T1) Lime - repollard to previous levels (by approximately 2-3m, leaving a finished heigh…
21/00952/TPO
2020 Approved
8 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Single storey rear/side extension, alteration to fenestration following demolition of exi…
20/01865/FULL
2020 Approved
16 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Single storey rear extension, extension to the rear terrace and alterations to the rear f…
20/00884/FULL
2020 Approved
48 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
(Group A) x3 Cherries - lightly reduce by approximately 0.5m back to suitable secondary g…
20/01166/TPO
2020 Approved
48 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
(T1) Lime - Fell close to ground level. (TPO 47 of 1997)
20/01020/TPO
2018 Approved
46 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Single storey rear extension and the insertion of 4 rooflights to facilitate a loft conve…
18/00667/FULL
2018 Approved
44 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Single storey rear extension, loft conversion with 3 no. rear rooflights to provide habit…
18/00548/FULL
2016 Approved
1 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Consent to undertake internal alterations to the basement comprising repair of the stairs…
16/03459/LBC
2016 Withdrawn
1 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
Conversion of existing basement and vaults below property together with reinstatement of…
16/03458/FULL
2016 Approved
48 Bears Rails Park Old Windsor Windsor SL4 2HN
T1 Lime. Crown lift to a point level with the sill of the first floor window (no primary…
16/02782/TPO
Windsor and Maidenhead
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#135 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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