Keston, 37 Spring Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AR Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V3072/TCA - Works to trees in CA Approved

Proposal

T1 Beech low canopy over road/footpath. To raise canopy to statutory clearances over road (5.2m) and footpath (2.4m). T2 Walnut - Raise canopy on Walnut to approximately 3m to improve light ingress and prune away from house to give 3-3.5m clearance to bring tree back into scale with surroundings. T3 Acer Negundo - Raise canopy over drive to approximately 3.5m to give space for vehicles and prune away from house to give 3-3.5m clearance. Removing large bough on Acer negundo with compromised structure back to main stem. Removing low limb over parking with extensive squirrel damage. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
21 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Abingdon - Albert Park Conservation Area 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.
Registered park or garden about 36 m away: Albert Park, Abingdon
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Abingdon-on-Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Vale of White Horse - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Works to trees in CA
Postcode
OX14 1AR
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
No obj CA works
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jenks Oxford Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 9 days from validation, 9 days faster than Vale of White Horse's median of 18 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
223decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026