Bliss Mill Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5JR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01762/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Willow - Remove dead wood, reduce over extended northern limb by up to 3 metre to reduce lever arm force. Remove east branch suppressing sorbus below. G1 - Poplar x3 - Remove deadwood, remove low rubbing branch in Sorbus, Remove low limb over ramp. T2 - Willow - Remove major deadwood. T3 - Willow - Reduce long limb over pond by 2 metres to reduce lever arm force MT5 - Poplar - Remove low over extended limb over access road. Reduce limb back from cedar to clear. T6 - Lime - Remove major deadwood. T7 - Common Horse chestnut - fell to ground level due to die back and basal decay. T8 - Common Horse chestnut - Fell to ground level due to die back and basal decay. T9 - Black thorn - Fell - Tree is dead -poor form and vigor. T10 - Black thorn - Mostly dead - pollard at 1 metre. T12 - Black thorn - Pollard at 1 metre due to heavy lean and failed branch. T13 - Horn beam - Fell. T14 - Cherry 2x - Reduce 2x cherry (close together)building side by 1.5 metres to clear building. T15 - Sorbus - Fell to ground level G3 - 2x ash 1x alder - Crown raise to 5.5 metres over roadside. T16 - Hornbeam - Reduce court side by up to 1.5 metres. T17 - Goat willow - Pollard 2x lower limbs over drive at 2.5 metres to clear road. T18 - Goat willow - Remove low branch over highway, remove major dead wood. T19 - Crab apple - Reduce all round by up to 2 metres to clear light. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II* listed: Bliss Tweed Mill
List entry 1198094 · 8 m from the pin
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.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chipping Norton built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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 a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
OX7 5JR
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Chipping Norton
Parish
Chipping Norton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise no objection
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treetech

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 5 days slower than West Oxfordshire's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
253decided 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

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Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15076110
Env. assessment
No
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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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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