64-65 Smarts, High Street, Wallingford, OX10 0BX Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S4052/TCA - Works to trees in CA Approved

Proposal

T3 Field Maple Tree behind no. 10 St. Georges road in Bullcroft park. Ivy clad twin stemmed tree suffering from drought stress. Extensive leaf loss in main crown. Fell in sections to ground level and remove from site. Reason for above work Health & Safety due to the location and condition of the tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Scheduled monument: Wallingford Town Walls
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Wallingford 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.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 22 m away: Defences to the Saxon town [within Bull and Kine Croft]; Inside the Wallingford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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

Application type
Works to trees in CA
Postcode
OX10 0BX
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
No obj CA works
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 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 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
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