Cambridge Villa, 57 Mill Street, Wantage, OX12 9AB Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V4735/TPO - Works to TPO Under Consideration

Proposal

G2 5 x beech trees Five mature trees on rear garden boundary line with pub garden. Out grown hedge trees which have been pruned heavily on pub side, leaving tall and unbalanced crown forms. Two trees from group have been previously felled. Various wounds with visible decay pockets present on all main stems. Squirrel damage and deadwood present in all crowns. Reduce all trees by up to 4 metres in height and up to 3 metres in spread to rebalance crowns. Remove major deadwood sections. Sever ivy at base of trees and reduce Russian vine in first two trees to height of fence. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Wantage Town Centre 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.
Public footpath about 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
30 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 36, Mill Street, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 28 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
Flood defence about 1 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); National landscape about 372 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Wantage built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £490,000 in October 2009. Detached house, freehold.

21 October 2009£490,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area216 m² (2,325 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, 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

Application type
Works to TPO
Postcode
OX12 9AB
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 17.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
335decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.