Cygnet Cottage, 30 Brook Street, Watlington, OX49 5JH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Tree Schedule & Proposed Works T1 – T7 (7 x Damson Trees) Location: Rear garden Reference: ///dime.crowd.requiring Description: Seven damson trees showing visible signs of decline. Proposed Works: Fell to ground level and grind out stumps. Justification: Trees are in decline and unsuitable for retention. T8 (Sycamore Tree) Height: Approx. 12m Reference: ///width.unicorns.installs Proposed Works: Crown thinning (15–20%) and removal of epicormic growth. Justification: Improve structure and reduce crown density. T9 (Sycamore Tree) Height: Approx. 13m Reference: ///outboard.explored.wolf Proposed Works: Crown thinning (15–20%) and removal of epicormic growth. Justification: Improve structure and long-term health. T10 (Apple Tree) Reference: ///among.pocket.guideline Proposed Works: Light pollard, remove deadwood, reduce height by approx. 2m and lateral spread by up to 1.5m. Justification: Improve structure and manage size. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
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- 46 mBrook Cottage and Sleepy HollowGrade II
- 98 mDropmore CottageGrade II
- 107 mAbingdon HouseGrade II
- 124 m35 and 37, Brook StreetGrade II
- 130 mGrove CottageGrade 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 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £800,000 in June 2014. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Application type
- Works to trees in CA
- Postcode
- OX49 5JH
- Received
- 17 May 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision
- No obj CA works
- Decision date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Benson Tree Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 5 days from validation, 13 days faster than South Oxfordshire's median of 18 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
No public comments yet.
Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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