Appleton Manor, Eaton Road, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JR Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V3460/TCA - Works to trees in CA Approved

Proposal

Maintenance Schedule - map ref Appleton Manor TLP maintenance SCH Boudary (south) laurel, yew, holm oak - 150 L/m approx. - Reduce height of hedge line down by 1/3 at its highest point and continue a straight line across the length of the boundary. Cut back garden (client) side by up to 1m. G1 lime - Prune group to create a square edge aesthetic. G2 Peri pear - Prune out longer shoots, retaining small-medium length shoots to leave the tree looking neater in appearance. TRA schedule of works - map ref J Stringer-NAC-5829.100-TLP-V1-20260723: G006 Mixed species Implement woodland management strategy as per section 9 of the TRA report. G007 Mixed species Crown lift/cut back to clear the driveway - clear the wall by 0.5m G009 Mixed species Maintenance: crown lift to 5.2m higheays regs and cut back all vegetation to give adequate clearance from road side to stone wall ensuring to retain the screen beyond the wall T056/NT Elm Fell to ground level and remove all arisings T065/pink spray Hawthorn Fell to ground level and remove all arisings Crack Willow Re-Pollard at 3m back to previous pollard points T072/Pink spray Crack Willow Fell to ground level and remove all arisings T073/pink spray Crack Willow Fell to ground level and remove all arisings Crack willow Re-Pollard at 3m back to previous pollard points Crack willow Re-Pollard at 3m back to previous pollard points T107/N/T Unidentified ref para 5 of TRA report T112/NT Sycamore Fell to ground level and remove all arisings Copper Beech Maintenance: Crown clean for hanging branches and deadwood in excess of 25mm. Crown lift to provide 2m from ground level. T148/pink spray Sycamore Fell to ground level and remove all arisings T149/pink spray Sycamore Fell to ground level and remove all arisings Sycamore Reduce to a 10m monolith T153/pink spray Sycamore Fell to ground level and remove all arisings T154/pink spray Sycamore Fell to ground level and remove all arisings Sycamore Fell to ground level and remove all arisings T160/NT Sycamore Fell to ground level and remove all arisings Common Beech Reduce to a 10m monolith Turkey oak Mainentance: Provide a 2m clearance to the roof Holm oak Mainentance: crown lift to clear the wall by 0.5m T203/NT Apple Maintenance: Fell and replace if desired for fruit production Holly Fell to ground level and remove all arisings Holm oak Maintenance: 3m crown reduction to the north to provide 3-4m clearance to the building only. Re balance the crown. spray Sycamore Fell to ground level and remove all arisings Sycamore Crown lift and reduce by 2m over the roadside Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Appeal dismissed
1 Jul 2026
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Received
10 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Green belt
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Appleton Manor, Grade II*, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 3 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 ↗
Appleton 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 Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Green beltCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Appleton built-up area; Green belt about 53 m away: Oxford; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
OX13 5JR
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
No obj CA works
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Dismissed · 1 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007343 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Nicholsons Nurseries

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 10 days slower than Vale of White Horse's median of 19 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
243decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026