Sparrow Hall 34 Akeman Street Combe Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8NX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01702/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 - 14 White Willow (Salix alba) - cyclical pollarding regime, phased re-pollarded, larger stems being progressively reduced over successive cycles back to previous pollard point. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA RAISE NO OBJECTION Decision Notice · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF TREE PHOTOS Photo · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 34 and 36, Akeman Street
List entry 1053006 · 5 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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 ↗
Cotswolds 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.
Public footpath 5 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.
Combe 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more 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 Combe 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, 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.

Building

Floor area57 m² (614 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (43 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 2 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Oxfordshire
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
OX29 8NX
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Stonesfield and Tackley
Parish
Combe
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise no objection
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 23 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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 10 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15080340
Planning Portal ref
PP-15080340
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Erection of two storey side extension and first floor rear extension.
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Discharge of conditions 3,4,7,8 and 9 of planning permission 16/00070/RES
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West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.