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26/01768/TCA - Works To Trees In Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

(T1 and T2) - Poplars - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Thames Path 26 m away; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 53 m away: Taplow Riverside; SSSI 326 m away: South Lodge Pit SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; Registered park or garden 205 m away: Taplow Court; Inside the Maidenhead built-up area; Flood defence 34 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 65 year flood); Green belt 34 m away: London.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Postcode
SL6 8XA
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Riverside
Parish
Maidenhead Unparished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 6 days faster than Windsor and Maidenhead's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
340decided 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

Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2026
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

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