11 The Hawthorns Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP8 4UJ Data via plota.co.uk
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
Application progress
Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- 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
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
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.
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
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 13 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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