Planning application
Wolsley House and Wolsley Court, Between Station Road and Yew Tree Court, GORING
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The tree is situated on land adjacent to 2 Yew Tree Court, to the north. T10 - Horse Chestnut - Condition - poor, dominant canopy form. Good vitality shown by twig and leaf size, structure, colour and density, although with early stages of Guignardia aesculi (fungal airbore spores colonising leaves. Previous crown reduction at c12 with mature growth. Epicormic growth on primary branches indicating increasing light levels on main branches (commensurate with tree stress including insufficient water from roots, pathogen attack etc), bark cracks on main branches differentiated from growth cracks by absence of bark and commensurate with moderate to advanced Horse Chestnut Bleeding Canker.Three stems arising from 4 to 5m with good 'u' shaped tension unions. Observation of lower stem, testing with nylon hammer and removal of low bark demonstrated bark death of c30 to 50% in strips from the base of the tree to >2m commensurate to moderate to advanced Horse Chestnut Bleeding Canker. Consideration - The reduction in viable transportation from the roots to the canopy, shown by the strips of bark death, is likely to be caused by Horse Chestnut Bleeding Canker. It is anticipated that this pathogen is likely to have an increasing impact upon the tree making it a short term tree. When the disease is advanced there is a high potential for branch failure. Due to the proximity of the road and adjacent housing remedial works are necessary. Crown reduction is likely to resolve the potential for branch failure. However, the impact upon the tree condition is likely to exacerbate the progress of the Horse Chestnut Bleeding Canker and encourage additional pathogens to colonise the tree. Additionally the aesthetic value of the tree would be diminished. Removal would allow the abatement of the risk and allow for the long term replacement tree planting. Recommendations - remove. Grind stump to 200mm below ground level. Remove arisings. Infill stump ground hole with week free aerobic topsoil with good crumb structure and walk in to create level area commensurate with the adjacent ground. Plant new tree (for instance Oak/Lime/Sweet Chestnut/Hornbeam/Tulip tree) 10-12cm girth (see specification for ground preparation, planting, irrigation and plant maintenance). T10 Horse Chestnut Spec: S15 Fell tree to ground level. Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage Reason: R3 Limited safe useful life expectancy Reason: R6 Poor health, structural condition of form (delete as appropriate)
As published by the council, reference P15/S4855/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P15/S4855/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent TPO works
- Received
- 12 Jun 2015
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2015
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2015
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register
This site has had 6 applications since 2015: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P17/S5034/TPO Decided
Wolsley House and Wolsley Court, Between Station Road and Yew Tree Court, GORING
T1 - Secoya: Raise canopy to 2.5m. T2 - Pine: fell to ground level (poss to near property). T3 - 3 trunk Lime: fell centre trunk. T4 - Lime tree: remove epicormic growth/crown thin by 5%/reduce lateral lengths x 1.5m. T5 - Blue Pine: crown thin x 5%/reduce laterals x 1.5m on house side/raise canopy by removing 1 bottom row of laterals. T1 Cedar of Lebanon Spec: S7 Lift crown to a height of 2.5 above ground level, by removing branch tips only Spec: S19 Please add the following at the end of all the aprroved works: All pruning cuts must be made at bra Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage T2 Scots Pine Spec: S15 Fell tree to ground level. Reason: R5 Limited amenity value Reason: R7 Close to building T4 Cedar of Lebanon Spec: S1 Evenly reduce lateral spread by 1.5m, Pruning cuts should not exceed 75mm Spec: S2 Thin crown by a maximum of 5% retaining an even density of foliage throughout a well-spaced and ba Spec: S18 Remove epicormic growth. up to 5m Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage T5 Wellingtonia Spec: S1 reduce x2 over extended laterals x1 on 'house side' + x1 over neighbours ... Spec: S2 Thin crown by a maximum of % retaining an even density of foliage throughout a well-spaced and ba
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P17/S5033/TPO Granted
Wolsley House and Wolsley Court, Between Station Road and Yew Tree Court, GORING
T1 - Beech Tree - reduce height by 1-1.5m. Reduce lateral length over drive by 1-1.5m or dia 75mm max. Crown thin by max 10%.
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P17/S5032/TPO Decided
Wolsley House and Wolsley Court, Between Station Road and Yew Tree Court, GORING
G1 - Beech - reduce height x 3 metres, crown thin 10%, remove large lat over drive.
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P16/S4899/TPO Decided
Wolsley House and Wolsley Court, Between Station Road and Yew Tree Court, GORING
Lime T3- Fell to Ground Level , Overback of bark on main stem, evidence of kretzschmaria deuta. remove dead stem. replant ewewhine in grounds of wolsey house T3 Lime Spec: S16 Fell tree to ground level and grind stump. Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R3 Limited safe useful life expectancy Reason: R4 To address potential hazard Reason: R6 Poor health, structural condition Reason: R7 Close to building
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P15/S4856/TPO Granted
Wolsley House and Wolsley Court, Between Station Road and Yew Tree Court, GORING
1 x Aesculus hippocastanum. Crown reduction, reducing outer branches to points of a previous reduction. Abbreviation of one branch that is intruding into space of an adjacent castanea sativa (also covered by TPO). Location of tree shown by red cross on TPO Plan. Reasons for application: size of tree in relation to proximity to residence; loss of light in house; overhang of highway. Work to be carried out by Arbocare.co.uk (per Michael Harvey). T10 Horse Chestnut Spec: S12 Prune back to previous pruning points Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage Spec: S19 Please add the following at the end of all the aprroved works: All pruning cuts must be made at bra
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2015
Received by South Oxfordshire
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8 Jul 2015
Decision issued: Consent TPO works
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
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