5 The Old School Town Lane Wooburn Green Buckinghamshire HP10 0PH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/01120/TP - Works to trees covered by TPO Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Reduction of tree by 4-5 metres for general maintenance and at the request of neighbours due to over hang into their gardens, lost light and safety concerns x 1 Deodar Cedar Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 11 Feb 2026
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Consultation
18 Feb 2026
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Refused
9 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF CASE OFFICER REPORT DELEGATED Case Officer Report · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION Decision Notice · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 10

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Wooburn Town 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Former Wycombe Rural District - 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old School, Grade II, 26 m away · 1 Grade II*, 7 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.
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Historic England ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Protected tree 14 m away: Deodar Cedar; Flood defence 8 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Wooburn built-up area; 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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Building

Floor area76 m² (818 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnclosed end-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 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 covered by TPO
Postcode
HP10 0PH
Received
around 11 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns
Parish
Wooburn and Bourne End
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
9 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 15 days slower than Buckinghamshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 9% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Feb 2026
Comments by
11 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Apr 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.