The Withies Lock Island Mill Road Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1QE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/05000/TP - Works to trees covered by TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 and T2 Silver Birch: Current Height 18 metres, Current Spread, 5 metres (both trees) Reducing height and spread by up to 2 -3 metres. T3 1 x Fir: Current Height 17 metres Current Spread: 4 metres reducing by up to 2/3 metres. Reason for works - Routine maintenance… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Marlow 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 ↗
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 3 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Marlow built-up area; Green belt 40 m away: London.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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 covered by TPO
Postcode
SL7 1QE
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Marlow
Parish
Marlow Town
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Redwood Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of tree and landscaping works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
407decided 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 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Buckinghamshire
Planning Authority Score
1.3/10
Poor
#284 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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