Keepers Cottage Ledwell Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02403/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Under consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Beech - Crown Lift to provide 5 metres clearance from ground level. Reduce canopy away from property up to 2m. Remove deadwood. ///hang.pricier.rewrites T2 Horse chestnut - Reduce & Reshape overall crown by a maximum of 3 metre. ///shuttered.skate.nipping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from West Oxfordshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 5

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF T1 A Photo · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF T1 B Photo · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF T1 C Photo · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF T2 Photo · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Sandford St Martin And Ledwell 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public footpath 22 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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.

Building

Floor area146 m² (1,572 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (33 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2010, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Oxfordshire
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
OX7 7AN
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
The Bartons
Parish
Sandford St Martin
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nicholsons Nurseries

Decision outlook

Day 26, past West Oxfordshire's usual 25 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 1 Jan 2027.

Day 2630 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15269068
Planning Portal ref
PP-15269068
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Addition of two air source heat pumps, removal of oil tank, new internal cylinder, and as…
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2024 Approved
Appletree House Ledwell Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7AN
Addition of two air source heat pumps
24/02128/HHD
2024 Approved
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24/02129/LBC
2024 Approved
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Addition of two air source heat pumps
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Erection of a replacement agricultural building
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Refurbishment of 2 leaded light windows and 4 steel casement windows on front elevation…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.