Tythe House 1 High Street North Stewkley Buckinghamshire LU7 0HJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/05510/KA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Decided

Proposal

T1 - Yew. Driveway-side branches to be laterally pruned by up to 3m to provide up to 3.5m clearance above driveway. T2, T3 - Yew. Two self-set yew trees, approximately 5m in height, growing beneath the larger retained yew tree to be removed to ground level. T4 - Goat Willow. Removed to ground level. T5 - Cherry. Cherry in meadow to be removed to ground level. T6, T7 - Ash. 2x Semi-mature multi-stemmed ash trees growing from old coppice stools to be removed to ground level. T8-T20 - Corylus. 13x Hazel coppice stools to be removed to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
TPO shall not be made
14 Aug 2026

TPO shall not be made on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Stewkley 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 120 m away: Moated site and section of hollow way 200m south west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Stewkley War Memorial, Grade II, 38 m away · 1 Grade I, 5 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
Tree preservation order 13 m away; Inside the Stewkley built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

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
LU7 0HJ
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Newton Longville
Parish
Stewkley
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
TPO shall not be made
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Buzzard Tree Services

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
10 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#284 of 296 councils
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Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
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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
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82%
Major dwellings approved
71 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
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