Tesco Stores Ltd, Whitton Road, Bracknell, RG12 9TZ Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0565 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Refused

Proposal

Trees overhangs the hand car wash canopy too close. To prune back and raise the overhanging branches up to 9m from ground level and 2m behind fence line on the 6 x silver birch and the 1 x pine identified in pictures attached to prevent encroachment onto the car park car wash area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
9 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
23 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Public footpath about 29 m away; Inside the Bracknell built-up area; Priority habitat about 13 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 1

Last sold for £39,500,000 in September 2020. Other property, leasehold.

15 September 2020£39,500,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
RG12 9TZ
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Swinley Forest
Parish
Winkfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Other - Ground Control Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 106 days from validation, 27 days slower than Bracknell Forest's median of 79 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 12% of tree and landscaping works here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bracknell Forest in the last twelve months, from validation. Bracknell Forest decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Bracknell Forest
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#254 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bracknell Forest is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #269 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Bracknell Forest decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #125 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #147 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #269 of 296
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #263 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
26 decided (1-9 homes)
79%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
30 decided
502
Total decisions
53 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.