St Edwards Church Enstone Road Westcote Barton Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00511/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1. Horse Chestnut- Reduce crown by 2-3m. T2. Horse Chestnut- -2m reduction & 20% thin on over extended south bound limb over Gravestones. T3. Beech- Reduce main stem by 2m & reduce lesser stem by 2m & 20% thin. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Approved
26 Mar 2026

Approved on 26 Mar 2026 · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

The Bartons 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.
Council document ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Middle Barton built-up area; Priority habitat about 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
OX7 7AA
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
The Bartons
Parish
Westcot Barton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise no objection
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Salix Arboriculture

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
325decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14746585
Planning Portal ref
PP-14746585
Env. assessment
No
West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

West Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #81 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #33 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #46 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #81 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #135 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,125
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026