The Old Post Office, Brightwell Street, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Wallingford, OX10 0RX Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S3335/TCA - Works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Yew reduce height by 2.5m and spread by 1.5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 7

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Woodman, Grade II, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Public footpath about 28 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.
Also on the record
National landscape about 413 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Brightwell-cum-Sotwell 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. 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 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 £435,000 in September 2006. Detached house, freehold.

14 September 2006£435,000

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

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Important details

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Works to trees in CA
Postcode
OX10 0RX
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
No obj CA works
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 8 days faster than South Oxfordshire's median of 18 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
519decided in the last year

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

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1 Meadow View Brightwell Street Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RX
Dropping approximately 1m of kerb.
P25/S3711/HH
2025 Approved
1 Meadow View Brightwell Street Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RX
Dropping approximately 1m of kerb.
P25/S3711/HH
2022 Approved
Middle Farm Church Lane Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0SD
Proposed extension and conversion of main barn to new dwelling, conversion of lower barn…
P22/S2371/LB
2022 Approved
Middle Farm Church Lane Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0SD
Proposed extension and conversion of main barn to new dwelling, conversion of lower barn…
P22/S2370/FUL
2022 Approved
Middle Farm, Church Lane, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0SD
Proposed extension and conversion of main barn to new dwelling, conversion of lower barn…
P22/S2371/LB
2022 Approved
Middle Farm, Church Lane, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0SD
Proposed extension and conversion of main barn to new dwelling, conversion of lower barn…
P22/S2370/FUL
2022 Approved
Strathdene West End Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RU
Removal of Condition 4 (Restrictions on opening of rooflights and obscured glazing) and v…
P22/S2110/FUL
2022 Approved
Strathdene, West End, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RU
Removal of Condition 4 (Restrictions on opening of rooflights and obscured glazing) and v…
P22/S2110/FUL
2022 Approved
Church View West End Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RU
New roof and associated alterations to existing elevations. (As amended by drawings recei…
P22/S2899/HH
2022 Approved
Church View West End Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RU
New roof and associated alterations to existing elevations. (As amended by drawings recei…
P22/S2899/HH
2022 Approved
Purbrook, West End, Brightwell cum Sotwell, OX10 0RU
Silver Birch - 2m crown reduction - tree requires attention to ensure its longevity is pr…
P22/S3236/TCA
2022 Approved
Orchard Cottage, The Square, Brightwell-cum-sotwell, OX10 0SB
T1 - X1 Willow- 3m height reduction by bringing down to 1M below previous pruning points…
P22/S2216/TCA
2021 Approved
Church View, West End, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RU
Roof extension
P21/S4833/HH
2021 Approved
Church View, West End, Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RU
Roof extension
P21/S4833/HH
2020 Approved
The Woodman Brightwell Street Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RX
To replace current oil fired boiler and two oil tanks with air source heat pumps.
P20/S2228/LB
2020 Approved
The Woodman Brightwell Street Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RX
To replace current oil fired boiler and two oil tanks with air source heat pumps.
P20/S2228/LB
2020 Approved
The Woodman Brightwell Street Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RX
To replace current oil fired boiler and two oil tanks with air source heat pumps.
P20/S2226/HH
2020 Approved
The Woodman Brightwell Street Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RX
To replace current oil fired boiler and two oil tanks with air source heat pumps.
P20/S2226/HH
2020 Approved
2 The Square Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell OX10 0SB
Remove existing side porch and replace with new. Remove rear bay and construct new garden…
P20/S1039/HH
2020 Approved
2 The Square Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell OX10 0SB
Remove existing side porch and replace with new. Remove rear bay and construct new garden…
P20/S1039/HH
2018 Approved
Thistledown The Square Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell OX10 0SB
Demolition of existing office and conservatory. Erection of new single storey rear extens…
P18/S1145/HH
2018 Approved
Lilicot The Square Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell OX10 0SB
Demolition of existing shed and erection of single storey rear extension
P18/S1144/HH
2018 Approved
Lilicot The Square Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell OX10 0SB
Demolition of existing shed and erection of single storey rear extension
P18/S1144/HH
2017 Withdrawn
St Cecilia West End Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RU
Replacement of existing conservatory and sitting with single storey rear extension (as cl…
P17/S3126/HH
2017 Withdrawn
St Cecilia West End Brightwell-cum-Sotwell OX10 0RU
Replacement of existing conservatory and sitting with single storey rear extension (as cl…
P17/S3126/HH
South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #47 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #23 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #89 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #105 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
163 decided (1-9 homes)
56%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,529
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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