8 Horsefair Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02442/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Under consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1. Birch - Front, larger tree. Reduce height of tree to previous. Prune roadside of crown spread back to boundary wall. Prune remaining crown to contain and shape 2. Birch - Front, smaller tree adjacent to No.6A. Reduce overall height of tree to previous Prune roadside of crown spread back to boundary wall Prune remaining crown to contain and shape Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Nov 2026, from West Oxfordshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF TREE PHOTOS Photo · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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.
Chipping Norton 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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
23 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Key Antiques, Grade II, 33 m away · 2 Grade II*, 21 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.
Show all 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 210 m away: Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond; Inside the Chipping Norton built-up area; Air quality management area 4 m away: Chipping Norton AQMA; 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

Checked on 23 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 £340,000 in July 2002. Terraced house, freehold.

29 July 2002£340,000

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

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Important details

Council
West Oxfordshire
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
OX7 5AQ
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Chipping Norton
Parish
Chipping Norton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Town & Country Trees Limited

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. West Oxfordshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
459decided 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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15281575
Planning Portal ref
PP-15281575
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

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West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
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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
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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
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use