All Saints Church, The Green, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AE Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V4835/TCA - Works to trees in CA Under Consideration

Proposal

T1) Remove the heavily declining medium size Sycamore tree at the rear of the Church grounds on the boundary to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 8

13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chest Tomb to Thomas Dalby Approximately 15 Metres East of Chancel of Church of All Saints, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 10 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 ↗
Sutton Courtenay 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.
Public footpath about 24 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.
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
Registered park or garden about 167 m away: Sutton Courtenay Manor; National infrastructure project about 771 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application; Inside the Sutton Courtenay and Milton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 26 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 trees in CA
Postcode
OX14 4AE
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
First Class Tree Surgeons
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 17.

Day 848 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 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.