Land at Crays Pond, B4526, Crays Pond, RG8 7QE Data via plota.co.uk

P25/S3916/TPO - Works to TPO Approved

Proposal

(1)Common ash - Fell to ground level. (2) Common ash - Fell to ground level. (3) Aspen - Fell to ground level. (4) Group - Crown lift trees to 2m above ground to allow maintenance below. Removing any dead and defective limbs. Limbs up to 50mm to be removed or if above pruned / reduced to provide clearance. Call cuts are to be clean and pruning / reductions to suitable growth points. (5) Sitka Spruce - Fell to ground level. (6) Common ash - Fell to ground level. (7) Oak - Fell to ground level. (8) Hedge - Boundary hedgerow (as per hatch on plan) is in poor condition and encroaching onto road. Hedgerow should be brought back into management by reducing to 1.5m in height and reducing into hedge extended lateral growth, removing failed thorn going back into property. Removed small dead / dying Ash saplings and elder. Elder stumps should be eco plugged to avoid regrowth. Holly which is encroaching onto Oak crowns should also be reduced to 1.5m. Hedgerow trees crown lift to avoid contact with vehicles and remove defective limbs. Sever ivy on trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Approved
3 Feb 2026

Approved on 3 Feb 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Chilterns National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
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
Inside the Cray's Pond 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to TPO
Postcode
RG8 7QE
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
Consent TPO works
Decision date
3 Feb 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 39 days slower than South Oxfordshire's median of 18 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
519decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Feb 2026
South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #89 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #47 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #23 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #89 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #105 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
163 decided (1-9 homes)
56%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,529
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026