1 Pound Close Ducklington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7TH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01728/TCA - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Walnut - Lightly crown reduce lateral spread all around the tree by between 0.5-0.75m, back to suitable growth points and respecting the trees natural crown shape (with final pruning cuts of no more than 40mm diameter). Lightly reduce the length of those branches encroaching towards the garage to give approximately 2.00-2.50m between the building and the remaining foliage. No reduction in overall height. Crown lift over the road to give approximately 4.00m clearance between ground level and the lowest remaining foliage, pruning small diameter branches of no more than 40mm diameter. Lift the remaining crown to give clearance of 1.8m between ground level and lowest remaining foliage to allow unobstructed mowing below. Prune only branches of no more than 40mm diameter. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA RAISE NO OBJECTION Decision Notice · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Photo · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photo Photo · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Ducklington 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Manor Farmhouse, Grade II, 33 m away · 3 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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 387 m away: Witney Lake and Country Park; Inside the Ducklington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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

Council
West Oxfordshire
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
OX29 7TH
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Ducklington
Parish
Ducklington
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise no objection
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 4 days faster 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 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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 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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