Williams Cottage North Lane Weston On The Green OX25 3RG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01226/TCA - Works To Trees In Conservation Area Under Consultation

Proposal

T1 Purple Plum - Reduce to give up to 3m clearance from properties. Reduce remaining canopy for balance and shape G2 Leyland Cypress - Carefully sectional dismantle and fell to ground level. T3 Hazel - Coppice, Reduce the larger stems to between 0.3 - 0.6m from ground level to stimulate regeneration from the base. T4 Cherry - Selective reduction of heavy lateral branches by up to 3m. Crown lift to 3m above ground level. Thin through canopy by 15% T5 Apple - Remove large up right stems in the upper canopy. Reduce lower to mid canopy by up to 2m. Thin through remaining canopy Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 29 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 163.

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Williams Cottage
List entry 1276794 · 0 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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 ↗
Weston on the Green 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 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
Public footpath 29 m away; SSSI 371 m away: Weston Fen SSSI; National infrastructure project 1704 m away: Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange; Inside the Weston-on-the-Green 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £540,000 in April 2026. Detached house, freehold.

16 April 2026£540,000
6 January 2023£390,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area109 m² (1,173 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Postcode
OX25 3RG
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
Parish
Weston On The Green
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 163, past the statutory target. 98% of tree and landscaping works in Cherwell are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 163107 days past the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
396decided in the last year

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

Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Cherwell is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #247 out of 296. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cherwell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #77 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #101 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #247 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #218 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
117 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,091
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.