Blackbird Cottage Main Street Padbury Buckinghamshire MK18 2AY Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/03863/KA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TG1 Mixed Species Group x1 Cherry and c5 Lawson Cypress. Remove, CG1 Ivy Remove Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Consultation
12 May 2026
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Approved
8 Jun 2026

Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision Notice · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF BLACKBIRD COTTAGE SI PACK Additional Information · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BLACKBIRD COTTAGE LEVELMONITORINGREPORT Additional Information · 11 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Padbury 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Sunny Bank, Grade II, 37 m away · 13 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Padbury 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, 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.

Building

Floor area105 m² (1,130 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Buckinghamshire
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
MK18 2AY
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Horwood
Parish
Padbury
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
TPO shall not be made
Decision date
8 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 14 days faster than Buckinghamshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
2 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
The Dairy Main Street Padbury Buckinghamshire MK18 2AY
T1 Silver birch crown reduction of 4m, T2 apple tree crown reduction of 2-3m
PL/25/5237/KA
2025 Refused
Tingle Creek Main Street Padbury Buckinghamshire MK18 2AY
The tree in question is a BIRCH tree at the front right hand side of the property. It is…
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.