Shipton Leys High Street Shipton Under Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 6DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00388/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

G1 - Orchard tree group - Reduce by 0.5 metres and formative prune. T3 - Damson - Fell due to lower decay pocket. T4 - Apple - Fell due to lower decay. G2 - Elder - Fell dying ivy covered group. G3 - Maple species by pond - Fell dead stems /trees. T7 - Sycamore - Remove central dead stem, reduce remaining crown by 1.5 metres to balance shape. T12 - Common Horse chestnut - Fell due to storm damage. T2 - Ash - Fell - due to ash dieback Category 3 / Class 3 (50-75% loss of canopy). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
10 Mar 2026

Approved on 10 Mar 2026 · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: The Lodge, Shipton Leys and the Stables
List entry 1052554 · 8 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.
Shipton-Under-Wychwood 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 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 111 m away: Shipton Court; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,900,000 in October 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 October 2024£1,900,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area289 m² (3,111 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
OX7 6DG
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Ascott and Shipton
Parish
Shipton Under Wychwood
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Raise no objection
Decision date
10 Mar 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Treetech
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 4 days faster than West Oxfordshire's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14708462
Planning Portal ref
PP-14708462
Statutory expiry
30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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

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.

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.