8 Hop Gardens, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2EH Data via plota.co.uk

P25/S3080/TCA - Works to trees in CA Approved

Proposal

T1 Beech, Remove. This tree is growing up against the garage wall as can be seen in the pictures, it is already making contact and the owners are concerned it will soon start to damage the building. T2 Cedar reduce crown by circa 1.5m in height and radial spread. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
17 Oct 2025
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Appeal dismissed
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Oct 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Henley, Main 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.
Registered park or garden about 44 m away: Friar Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 5-16, Hop Gardens, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 4 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National landscape about 316 m away: Chilterns; Inside the Henley-on-Thames built-up area; Priority habitat about 43 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in CA
Postcode
RG9 2EH
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2025
Decision
No obj CA works
Decision date
17 Oct 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 17 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005449 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, about the council's usual 17 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
684decided 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

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Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2025
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