Planning application
St Leonard's Churchyard, Prospect Place, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5PQ
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1 - Yew tree We have consulted a tree surgeon who stated that whilst it is hard to estimate the age of yew trees in particular, without the photographic evidence he suggested 100-200 years. The photographic evidence clearly narrows that date range. We may therefore conclude that the yew tree currently growing beside the 1792 tomb probably dates from around 1900 (midway between 1880 and 1900). Opinion of Tree Surgeon regarding safety However, although the tree appears at first glance to be a single stem, the surgeon advised that the tree is not a single stem but a co-dominant stem, creating a point of weakness where the two stems diverge. He further advised that if the church-side stem were to fall for any reason it would do so towards the church, with a potential for major damage to the chancel and the lady chapel, including the Kempe windows. Given that: a) the 1792 tomb tree is almost certainly no older than 100 years; b) it causes repeated damage to the grade II* listed church in that, despite pruning, it sheds dead leaves into the valley between the chancel and lady chapel roofs, creating leaks that have repeatedly soaked the roof timbers and internal wall of the lady chapel; c) it blocks the light from the two CE Kempe east windows of the church, thereby substantially reducing their visual impact and detracting from the Kempe's work and from the overall aesthetic value of the grade II* church; d) it is jeopardising the continued existence of the grade II listed 1792 tomb; e) if the tree were to fail at its point of weakness, there is potential for major damage to the grade II* listed church. Permission is therefore requested to fell the said yew tree and treat the stump so as to prevent any regrowth. The church would be prepared to plant a replacement tree elsewhere in the churchyard. Remarks:
As published by the council, reference P14/S4447/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P14/S4447/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in CA
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No obj CA works
- Received
- 20 Oct 2014
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2014
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2014
- Postcode
- OX49 5PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2014
Received by South Oxfordshire
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26 Nov 2014
Decision issued: No obj CA works
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2 Oct 2026
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Documents
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