Church Of St Lawrence, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, OX2 0LZ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V5035/TCA - Works to trees in CA Under Consideration

Proposal

T1, Prunus behind church - Reduce canopy by up to 2.5m to give clearance to building and neighbours garden. T2, Sycamore - Reduce lowest lateral limb growing towards church to give 1.5m clearance to building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 9

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Lawrence, Grade II*, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 5 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 ↗
North Hinksey 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.
Public footpath about 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 Oxford built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1151 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Green belt about 30 m away: Oxford; Air quality management area about 78 m away: The City of Oxford; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in CA
Postcode
OX2 0LZ
Received
28 Oct 2026
Validated
28 Oct 2026
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
TreeScape

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 18.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
334decided 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 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Dec 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