6 New Street Waddesdon Buckinghamshire HP18 0LR Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/05556/KA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Refused

Proposal

T1 (Sweet Bay), T2 (Holly) and T3 (Ash) - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
21 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Waddesdon 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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Waddesdon built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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

Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
HP18 0LR
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Waddesdon
Parish
Waddesdon
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
A TPO to control work -unpreserved in CA
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Refused, as 9% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

2comments received
1 neutral1 supporting

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 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