Planning application
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
I have drawn a very simple sketch of the tree in question as it is the only one at the location and easily identifiable. When I spoke to the tree officer on the phone he had already seen and identified it from your records. At our property it sits a metre from the right hand edge of our drive in front of our gable ended bedroom window. As a brief history of this tree I can only say that we inherited it when we bought the property in 2001. We were told by the previous occupier that he had done nothing to the tree for the duration of his time here and clearly it was in need of some attention in the form of general maintenance. We duly applied for the correct permission and gave the care and attention it required in the form of a "trim " and removing significant amounts of dead wood. We have done this on at least one occasion since. (When I see "we", I obviously mean professional tree surgeons). However it is clear to see that at some point in the tree's past some work was done at the very top of the tree when it was chopped off in an attempt, I assume, to halt its upward growth. Unfortunately, this has served to encourage new growth and sprout many new upward branches which is not the form this tree should take especially when compared to other similar trees in the very close locality. The tree therefore looks unbalanced with a disproportionate amount of new growth at the very top. I am therefore concerned for the welfare of the tree and local property. During high wind we get a significant amount of large debris falling from high up in the tree which has caused damage to cars parked nearby. Indeed two years ago the largest branch snapped off in high wind, luckily avoiding anything below. I would like to have the tree reshaped in an attempt to control the nuisance factor created by the tree itself as it attracts an unusually high level of wasps feeding from the aphids that are in the tree or from their excrement which falls to the ground below. The caustic tree sap has become a particular nuisance. Personally I am allergic to wasps and come close to being hospitalised when stung which has happened several times in the last few years. With increasing regularity we have had to have wasps nests removed from the tree which are a real hazard. Last summer we had 4 nests removed mainly from the lower branches. I can only anticipate this getting worse if the tree is allowed to grow in its current form. I have taken advice from several experts in the industry who are inclined to agree that our most favoured option would be to have the tree pollarded. (South Bucks Tree Services are the ones I am most likely to instruct to complete the works if they are allowed as they have been most helpful with their advice). I would of course serve to reshape the tree and hopefully prolong its life and eradicate most of the problems we currently experience. I have not taken the decision to make this application lightly as I am someone who takes the responsibility of my many trees very seriously. T11 Lime Spec: S1 Reduce crown by a maximum of n% and reshape Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage Reason: R7 Close to building, services, road or public highway (delete as appropriate)
As published by the council, reference P15/S4859/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- P15/S4859/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent TPO works
- Received
- 13 Apr 2015
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2015
- Decided
- 8 May 2015
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register
This site has had 12 applications since 2015: 8 approved, 1 refused.
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P19/S3882/TPO Refused
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
T5 - Pine - large item to rear of property. Remove to source large low limb that overhangs propety. Thin/reduce by 15% largest low limb over trampoline to alleviate strain on limb growing beyond canopy profile. Crown lift to balance by removing to source approximately 4 x low limbs.
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P18/S4869/TPO Granted
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
T15 - Monteray Cypress - crown thinning/reduction. Reduction to prevent branches contacting roof of house. T15 Monteray Cypress Spec: S3 Remove deadwood. Spec: S5 Remove damaged branches Spec: S8 Prune back to suitable secondary branches to ensure 1-1.5 m clearance from building. Spec: S11 Install non-invasive brace Spec: S19 All pruning cuts must be made at branch junctions, leaving sufficient live growth to maintain crown Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage
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P17/S5041/TPO Granted
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
T7 - Willow - approximately 9ft reduction of Weeping Willow to reduce loading on limbs after recent failure. Reduce back to appropriate growth points. No pruning cuts to exceed 10cm in diameter.
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P17/S5040/TPO Decided
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
T1 - Willow - We will be reducing a dead Willow tree to create a 6m high monolith within the Aston Rowant CA. The work is scheduled for Friday 25 August. The plan is to then grow different climbers over the monilith so that it continues to provide ornamental value and screening for the garden/property in which the tree stands.
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P17/S5039/TPO Decided
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
Cedar - located a the front of the house - reduce overall size by 2 metres and thin crown by 20%. T16 Cedar of Lebanon Spec: S1 T1 Cedar, Reduce crown by 2m, by targeting the over extended branches. pruning cuts not exceed 75mm Spec: S3 Remove deadwood. Spec: S5 Remove damaged branches Spec: S19 Please add the following at the end of all the aprroved works: All pruning cuts must be made at bra Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R7 Close to building, services, road or public highway (delete as appropriate)
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P16/S4905/TPO Decided
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
T1 - Yew - mature specimen adjacent to wall, now dying back. Poor primary union at bae with fungal brackets present on northern side of stem. Fell to ground level to allow adjacent specimens to develop. T2 - Yew - remove deadwood throughout crown, crown lift to 3 metres from ground level. T3 - Yew - remove deadwood throughout crown, crown lift to 3 metres from ground level. T4 - Yew - adjacent to boundary wall and highway, some decay present at base, not thought to be structurally significant at present, remove deadwood throughout and monitor base annually. T5 - Yew - remove deadwood throughout, crown lift by removing two lowest laterals growing over lawn. Reduce one limb growing over lawn to within canopy profile. Reduce to give 2 metres clearance from adjacent shed. T6 - Yew - in neighbouring garden, crown lift to 3 metres from ground level by removing 5 lowest laterals growing over clients garden. Reduce remaining canopy overhanging by up to 1.5 metres to balance. G4 The group consisting of 5 Yew Spec: S1 Crown lift by removing smallest lateral back to source. Reduce larger lateral by approx 2-3m... Spec: S1 Crown lift to 3m from ground level by removing 5 lowest lateral back to source. Reduce the... Spec: S3 T2, T3, T4, T5 Remove deadwood. Spec: S7 T2 and T3 Lift crown to a height of 3m above ground level, by removing branch tips only Spec: S8 Prune back to suitable secondary branches to ensure 2m clearance from building. Reason: R1 T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage Reason: R3 T1 Limited safe useful life expectancy Spec: S15 T1 Fell tree to ground level. Spec: S19 T2, T3, T5 and T6 All pruning cuts must be made at branch junctions, leaving sufficient live growth
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P16/S4904/TPO Granted
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
T6 - Oak - located in front garden. Specimen tree previously reduced in 2005 as part of continuing maintenance schedule to maintain tree in harmony with its environment. Thin/reduce crown by 15% by removing up to 2 metres apical and lateral growth to contain. Crown lift to 4 metres all round. T6 Oak Spec: S1 Reduce height 1-2m, Evenly reduce lateral 1-2m. Pruning cuts not exceed 50mm works equating 15% Spec: S7 Lift crown to a height of 4m 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: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage Reason: R7 Close to building
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P16/S4903/TPO Granted
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
Cedar- Reduce canopy by up to 2m lateral growth to alleviate starin on potentially weak unions and decaying base T22 Cedar of Lebanon Spec: S10 Reduce canopy by up to 2m lateral growth 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
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P16/S4902/TPO Granted
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
T1 - Cedar - Reduce crown spread by approximately 2-3 meteres to reduce risk of branch, stem and/or root failure.
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P15/S4861/TPO Granted
Aston Park, Aston Rowant
G1 - Poplars - to remove the first 2 x Poplar trees within the group as indicated in Arb Report. G1 The group consisting of 6 Poplar and 2 Limes Spec: S16 Fell tree to ground level and grind stump. Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R7 Close to building, services, road or public highway (delete as appropriate) T1 Willow Spec: T2 Lime Spec:
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2015
Received by South Oxfordshire
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8 May 2015
Decision issued: Consent TPO works
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
South Oxfordshire granted permission on 8 May 2015, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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