Black Horse Cottage, Manor Road, Towersey, Thame, OX9 3QR Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S1226/TCA - Works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Crown Reduction of Magnolia Tree shown as T1 on the plan - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 1 metre. Remove all arisings Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
11 May 2026

Approved on 11 May 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 6

Towersey 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barn Approximately 35 Metres North West of Number 45 (Towersey Manor House), Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 6 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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Also on the record
Inside the Towersey built-up area; Priority habitat about 50 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 24 September 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.

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Important details

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Works to trees in CA
Postcode
OX9 3QR
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Decision
No obj CA works
Decision date
11 May 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, about the council's usual 18 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
476decided 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 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

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Single storey side extension with part of an internal wall removed
P19/S0952/HH
2019 Approved
Upper Green Farm Manor Road Towersey OX9 3QR
Single storey side extension with part of an internal wall removed
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Single storey side extension with part of an internal wall removed
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2019 Approved
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Detached garage in front garden (As per amended plans received 12 March 2019)
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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