11 The Hawthorns Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP8 4UJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/05362/TP - Works to trees covered by TPO Approved

Proposal

Prune Beech (T1) - Thin crown to remove approximately 10% of live branches to improve light penetration to ground level. Reduce crown spread towards house by approximately 2-2.5 metres Reduction will maintain the clearance to the house and over the garden and size of the tree for its location considering the limited size of the garden. Prune Hornbeam (T2) - Reduce crown spread towards house by approximately 2-3 metres to provide clearance over the garden and towards the house. Reduction will maintain the clearance to the house and over the garden and size of the tree for its location considering the limited size of the garden. Prune Coastal Redwood (T7) - Reduce crown spread towards house by approximately 1-2 metres up to a height of 12 metres to provide clearance to the house. Prune Portuguese Laurel (T18) - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by around 2 metres. This will provide clearance to the garage and reduce the leaf litter filling the gutters and branches bashing the roof. Pruning will be inline with BS3998 where possible with branches reduced to secondary and tertiary points where possible. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
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.
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Little Chalfont built-up area; Green belt 50 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
HP8 4UJ
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont
Parish
Little Chalfont
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 85% of tree and landscaping works here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
421decided 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 28 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Aug 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