White Gates Cottage 2 Church Lane Mursley Buckinghamshire MK17 0RS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/01279/KA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Reduce in height by 1.0m and restore the shape of the tree by trimming its sides by approximately 1-2 metres to improve health and appearance x Holly tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 20 Feb 2026
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Consultation
25 Feb 2026
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Approved
20 Mar 2026

Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Mursley 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 ↗
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Mary, Grade II*, 36 m away · 1 Grade II*, 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
Scheduled monument 186 m away: Moated site 80m west of Cedars Farm; Inside the Mursley built-up area; Tree preservation order 21 m away; National infrastructure project 1430 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £350,000 in February 2001. Detached house, freehold.

7 February 2001£350,000
28 July 2000£250,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
MK17 0RS
Received
around 20 Feb 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Ward
Newton Longville
Parish
Mursley
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
TPO shall not be made
Decision date
20 Mar 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
931decided 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 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Feb 2026
Comments by
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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