Church Lane House Church Lane Yarnton Kidlington OX5 1PY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Walnut (T2) - Crown reduction of approximately 25% retaining the tree's natural form. The tree crown is progressively encroaching towards the dwelling and is now in close proximity to the building fabric. The proposed reduction is intended to provide an appropriate clearance between the crown and the house, preventing branch contact with the roof, walls, gutters and windows, while maintaining the tree's long-term health, amenity value and structural balance. Sycamore (T3) - Crown reduction of approximately 25% retaining the tree's natural form. The tree crown is progressively encroaching towards the dwelling and is now in close proximity to the building fabric. The proposed reduction is intended to provide an appropriate clearance between the crown and the house, preventing branch contact with the roof, walls, gutters and windows, while maintaining the tree's long-term health, amenity value and structural balance - subject to TPO Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Site constraints 7
Show all 10 with distances
- 1 mThe Old VicarageGrade II
- 19 mChurch of St BartholomewGrade I
- 30 mChest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- 31 mGroup of Three Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South East of South Porch of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- 34 mBase and Shaft of Churchyard Cross Approximately 6 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St BartholomewGrade II*
- 37 mGroup of 3 Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South South East of South Porch of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- 42 mGroup of 2 Headstones Approximately 16 Metres South South East of South Porch of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- 78 mOutbuilding Approximately 30 Metres South East of Front Door of Yarnton ManorGrade II
- 89 mYarnton Manor and Attached Wall and GatewayGrade II*
- 138 mTerrace Walk and Attached Gazebo, Walls and Gateways to West of Yarnton ManorGrade II
Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £1,205,000 in August 2018. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Cherwell
- Application type
- Works To Tree Preservation Order
- Postcode
- OX5 1PY
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kidlington West
- Parish
- Yarnton
- Target decision
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Permitted
- Decision date
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 26 days slower than Cherwell's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Cherwell is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #247 out of 296. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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