Former Esso Research Centre, Abingdon Road, Milton Hill, Abingdon, OX13 6BD Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V4701/TPO - Works to TPO Under Consideration

Proposal

Please refer to Tree Hazard Surveys A & B T1 Pine – Remove failed branch. Light pruning to clear footway. T6 Sycamore – Remove major deadwood T7 Sycamore – Remove major deadwood T10 Robina - Removed damaged limb and crown lift to 5.2m over carriageway T11 Ash - Fell T12 Sycamore - Fell and replant G4 Remove stems in contact with perimeter fence T1 Pine - Hanging branch over footpath, in danger of falling onto footpath/highway. T6 Sycamore - Deadwood, exempt work T7 Sycamore - Deadwood, exempt work T10 Large limb recently lost over Highway leaving a large wound and little remaining sound wood. The remaining limb is in danger of further failure into the highway. T11 Ash - Small, self-sown ash, growing through perimeter chain link fence, best to remove while the tree is still small. T12 Sycamore - Self-set, appears to have exploited failed historic formal planting, dead leaders possibly due to squirrel stripping bark. The tree is in poor form with dead leaders, fell and replant. G4 Stem causing or have potential to cause damage to perimeter chain link fence Replacement for T12-Taxus baccata (Yew) or Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) of a height of at least 1m. This could be planted in a appropriate location within 4m of the location of T12. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Inside the Milton Hill built-up area; Priority habitat about 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; National infrastructure project about 1707 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 28 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 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 TPO
Postcode
OX13 6BD
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
WSP Global

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 17.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
335decided 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 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 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