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26/01930/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 - 3x sliver birch - Reduce height by 3 metres, reduce sides by 1 metre due to close proximity to building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA RAISE NO OBJECTION Decision Notice · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG Photo Photo · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo Photo · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo Photo · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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: Jabez Kimber Memorial About 12 Yards North West of Baptist Church, Grade II, 31 m away · 1 Grade II*, 22 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 214 m away: Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpond; Inside the Chipping Norton built-up area; 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 6 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.

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Important details

Council
West Oxfordshire
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
OX7 5NY
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Chipping Norton
Parish
Chipping Norton
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise no objection
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Treetech

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
325decided 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 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15148279
Planning Portal ref
PP-15148279
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 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%).

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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
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