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Kingsley House, Crowsley Road, Shiplake, Oxon

Decided South Oxfordshire P16/S4926/TPO Works to TPO

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T3- Norway Maple - Large side limb is prune back to main stem, 3 main leaders are reduced to pollard knuckle at the appropriate branch unions, 1/2-1 inch stubs to be left to aid regrowth Adj.Lateral growth, close to pollard knuckles, to be reduced to form compact crown This tree will need to be removed within the next 10 years. However at present in forms a condiment crown with surrounding trees and therefore it removal should be staged. T4- Oak- Due to propsed works t3 the reaction growth to be thinned by 20% to reduce risk of failure T5- Sweet chestnut - heavily reduce ( see Photo) or fell to ground level, i would recommend felling option T6 - Norway Maple- Crown reduced by 15% of the leaf area ( removal of 1-2m of the branch length) see photo, Crown outline after reduction, leaving tree with natural crown shape for species in line with Bs3998 T7 Lime- Remove major deadwood i.e branches over 50mm at source and over 300mm in length , remove basal suckers G1 A group of trees consisting of 3 Yew, 17 Lime, 6 Fir, 4 Norway Maple, 2 Sycamore, 3 Oak, 2 Horse Chestnut and 1 Sweet Chestnut Spec: S1 Evenly reduce lateral spread by approx 1-2m around the perimiter if the canopy Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage Spec: S1 Reduce crown by a maximum of 1-2m and reshape, deadwood Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage Spec: S2 Thin crown by a maximum of 20% retaining an even density of foliage throughout a well-spaced and ba Spec: S12 Prune large side limb back to main stem, reduce 3 main leaders to pollard knuckles Spec: S15 Fell tree to ground level & removal basal or epicormic growth Spec: S19 Reduce lateral growth close to pollard knuckles to form compact crown

As published by the council, reference P16/S4926/TPO

Application record

Reference
P16/S4926/TPO
Type
Works to TPO
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Cons. TPO amd. spec.
Received
29 Apr 2016
Validated
29 Apr 2016
Decided
27 May 2016

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2015: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P15/S4883/TPO Granted

    Kingsley House, Crowsley Road, Shiplake, Oxon

    T2 Fell to the ground, T3 & T4 Crown lift to 4.5, removing secondary growth only, T5 fell to ground level, T6 Reduce leader growing over summer house by approx.3m, T7, T8, T9 & T10 fell to ground level

    Decided 2 Jul 2015 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2016

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 27 May 2016

    Decision issued: Cons. TPO amd. spec.

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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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