Old Place Church Road Farnham Royal Buckinghamshire SL2 3AW Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/06505/KA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Mature horse chestnut - Reduce the crown by approximately 4m in height and 2-3m on the lateral sides, to leave a finished height of approximately 14m and finished crown spread of approximately 9-10m. Reduce back to suitable secondary growth points, retaining a balanced and natural crown outline. Reduce branches extending towards or over the adjacent outbuilding to provide suitable clearance. Remove dead, dying, damaged and crossing branches, particularly over the road. T2 Smaller mature horse chestnut - Reduce the crown by approximately 3m in height and 2m on the lateral sides, to leave a finished height of approximately 12m and finished crown spread of approximately 8-9m. Reduce back to suitable secondary growth points, retaining a balanced and natural crown outline. Reduce branches extending towards the adjacent outbuilding and driveway as necessary to provide suitable clearance. Remove dead, dying, damaged and crossing branches. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

12 Aug 2026

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Consultation

20 Aug 2026

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Approved

22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision Notice · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form and Certificate · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Farnham Royal 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 ↗

Public bridleway 26 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

4 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Church of St Mary, Grade II, 58 m away · 3 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.

Show all 4 with distances

58 mChurch of St MaryGrade II
61 mBarn at Farnham CourtGrade II
82 mDodd Tomb West of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
84 mDodd Tomb West of St Mary's Church

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Registered park or garden 119 m away: Stoke Park; National infrastructure project 1359 m away: Slough Multifuel Extension Project; Inside the Farnham Common and Farnham Royal built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 3

Last sold for £1,860,000 in June 2025. Detached house, freehold.

27 June 2025£1,860,000

23 June 2021£1,385,000

16 April 1998£405,000

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

Building

Floor area66 m² (710 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached house, 2 habitable rooms

Built1950 to 1966

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2020, 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: SL2 3AW
Received: 12 Aug 2026
Validated: 12 Aug 2026
Ward: Farnhams and Stoke Poges
Parish: Farnham Royal Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Sept 2026
Decision: TPO shall not be made
Decision date: 22 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one41d

Council42d

UK36d

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 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 20 Aug 2026
Comments by: 10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 23 Sept 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

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

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

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.