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Churchfield House, 2 Churchfield Lane, Benson, OX10 6SH

Decided South Oxfordshire P16/S4720/TCA Works to trees in CA

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Item A - 2 x Yew & 1 x Box Item B - 1 x Thuja (mature) Item C - Woodland pathway Item D - Hedge Item A - 2 x Yew & 1 x Box - maintain by reshaping back to original template. Item B - 1 x Thuja (mature) - thin canopy by 15% and lift canopy to 5m above ground level targeting sub branches as much as possible to improve light levels to garden and towards house. Item C - woodland pathway - lift canopy on all low level shrubs, predominantly Portugese Laurel & Yew. Thin out 3 x small Yew stems that are too suppressed for development to allow better quality specimens to develop. Item D - Lightly trim the outside of property hedge on land to height of approx 4.5m to neaten appearance. Item C, D, A except from notice of intent. Remarks:

As published by the council, reference P16/S4720/TCA

Application record

Reference
P16/S4720/TCA
Type
Works to trees in CA
Status
Decision Made
Decision
No obj CA works
Received
27 Oct 2016
Validated
27 Oct 2016
Decided
25 Nov 2016
Postcode
OX10 6SH

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2016.

  • P17/S2249/NM Decided

    Churchfield House 2 Churchfield Lane Benson OX10 6SH

    Non-Material Amendment to P95/W0146 & P95/W0145/CA to enclose part of open garage space to provide studio space. Internal Minor alterations. Demolition of existing outbuildings. Single storey extension for bed-sitting room and open garaging. Associated work for replacement stair. Modification of porch, verandah & conservatory.

    Decided 19 Jul 2017 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2016

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 25 Nov 2016

    Decision issued: No obj CA works

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

South Oxfordshire has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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