1 St Martins Street, Wallingford, OX10 0EF Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S4293/TCA - Works to trees in CA Approved

Proposal

Crown lift all trees in car park up to 2m from ground level and back to suitable growth points - mixed species (Ash, Sycamore, Birch, Silver Birch, Rowan, Hazel) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
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Validated
28 Sept 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Article 4 direction
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.
Scheduled monument about 66 m away: Saxon town
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
32 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 10, Church Lane, Grade II, about 57 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 29 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 ↗
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 67 m away: Defences to the Saxon town [within Bull and Kine Croft]; National landscape about 403 m away: Chilterns; Inside the Wallingford built-up area; Air quality management area about 21 m away: Wallingford AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 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.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in CA
Postcode
OX10 0EF
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision
No obj CA works
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
AJB Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 15 days faster than South Oxfordshire's median of 18 for tree and landscaping works. 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 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Nov 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