53 Vicarage Road Marsworth Buckinghamshire HP23 4LT Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/06422/KA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Refused

Proposal

Beech - 2m to 3m crown reduction and canopy lift. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

10 Aug 2026

✓

Consultation

19 Aug 2026

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Refused

21 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Conservation area 6 m away: Marsworth

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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: Horseshoe Cottage, Grade II, 43 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.

Show all 6 with distances

43 mHorseshoe CottageGrade II
50 mLychgateGrade II
55 mBarn 10 Metres to East of the Old ManorGrade II
75 mThe Old ManorGrade II
77 mChurch of All SaintsGrade II*
78 mMarsworth War MemorialGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

National landscape 366 m away: Chilterns; SSSI 453 m away: Tring Reservoirs SSSI; Inside the Marsworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £850,000 in January 2023. Detached house, freehold.

20 January 2023£850,000

26 June 2009£520,000

24 October 2005£394,000

23 January 1998£220,000

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

Building

Floor area149 m² (1,604 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms

Built1996 to 2002

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, 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: HP23 4LT
Received: 10 Aug 2026
Validated: 10 Aug 2026
Ward: Ivinghoe
Parish: Marsworth
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Sept 2026
Decision: A TPO to control work -unpreserved in CA
Decision date: 21 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Refused, as 9% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one42d

Council42d

UK36d

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 21 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 19 Aug 2026
Comments by: 9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 21 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.