The Grove Odney Lane Cookham Maidenhead SL6 9SR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01605/TCA - Works To Trees In Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

(T1) Birch - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Ferry, Grade II, 48 m away · 2 Grade II*, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cookham built-up area; Green belt 94 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No scheduled monument 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 In Conservation Area
Postcode
SL6 9SR
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Bisham And Cookham
Parish
Cookham Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 6 days faster than Windsor and Maidenhead's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
260decided 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-15046539
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