Chearsley House Church Lane Chearsley Buckinghamshire HP18 0DF Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/07279/KA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

Removal of T1 (Silver Birch), to be replaced with a medium sized shrub and felling of 2x Conifers. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:51

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Application progress

✓

Received

around 21 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 6 Nov 2026, from Buckinghamshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form and Certificate · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Chearsley House

List entry 1158474 · The pin is inside its outline · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II)

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 the other 3 with distances

74 mLower Green FarmhouseGrade II
82 mParish Church of St NicholasGrade II*
85 mCross Shaft and Base 8 Metres South South East of South Porch of St Nicholas ChurchGrade II

Historic England ↗

Chearsley 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 ↗

Scheduled monument 61 m away: Moated site immediately south east of St Nicholas's Church

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

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

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Chearsley built-up area; Tree preservation order 24 m away; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £420,000 in January 1997. Detached house, freehold.

31 January 1997£420,000

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

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Important details

Council: Buckinghamshire
Application type: Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode: HP18 0DF
Received: around 21 Sept 2026
Validated: 21 Sept 2026
Ward: Long Crendon
Parish: Chearsley
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Buckinghamshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

prediction

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target

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 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

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T2 Silver Birch - Remove lowest limb over garden and reduce the second lowest limb over g…

PL/25/3064/TP 16 Oct 2025

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

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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