18 Waglands Garden Buckingham Buckinghamshire MK18 1EA Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/05522/TP - Works to trees covered by TPO Approved

Proposal

Overall crown reduction to 1 x Horse Chestnut (T1) by 2-3m and back to the previous points, remove epicormic growth from the stem and thin the canopy where appropriate (watershoots) to manage the mature tree fue to the canopy extending over three gardens and one school playground. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Conservation area 25 m away: Buckingham; Inside the Buckingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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

Application type
Works to trees covered by TPO
Postcode
MK18 1EA
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Buckingham
Parish
Buckingham
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Tree Solutions Group LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than Buckinghamshire's median of 56 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 85% of tree and landscaping works here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
421decided 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 25 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#284 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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