May Tree Cottage, 18 High Street, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Acacia - Reduce limb over house by 2 m T2 - Ash - Fell T3 - Conifer - Fell T4 - Conifer by gate - Reduce height by 5m - lift crown to 3m T5 - Oak on rear boundary - Fell Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from South Oxfordshire's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
Show all 13 with distances
- 14 mMay Tree CottageGrade II
- 34 mBarn Approximately 30 Metres South of Number 18 (May Tree Cottage)Grade II
- 42 mCruck CottageGrade II
- 47 mFrenchs CottageGrade II
- 70 mFrenchs Frenchs RiversideGrade II
- 70 mVillage CrossGrade II
- 75 mElm Close HouseGrade II
- 76 mNumber 19 (the Cross) and 19bGrade II
- 105 mTerret CloseGrade II
- 107 mChallis FarmhouseGrade II
- 109 mDawbers HouseGrade II
- 132 mWall Gateway and Gazebo Approximately 10 Metres West of Dawbers HouseGrade II
- 149 mThe Old FarmhouseGrade II
Checked on 23 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 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Application type
- Works to trees in CA
- Postcode
- OX14 4QQ
- Received
- 14 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Michael Harvey
Decision outlook
Day 15 of the 56-day target. South Oxfordshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 17.
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 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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