13 St Leonards Close WATLINGTON OX49 5PQ

1. 13 Dec 2017

   Received by South Oxfordshire

2. 23 Jan 2018

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Mar 2018

   Decision issued: Planning Permission

4. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

South Oxfordshire granted permission on 19 March 2018, 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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• St Leonards Churchyard, Prospect Place, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5PQ

  P15/S4614/TCA Submitted 17 Aug 2015 50 yards away

  T1 - Willow tree T1 - Willow tree - felling of Willow tree causing a nuisance to neighbours. See attached letter and accompanying photographs (Schedule A pp 1-12). Remarks:

  Decided Trees 2 docs

• 14 St Leonards Close WATLINGTON OX49 5PQ

  P19/S1111/HH Submitted 2 Apr 2019 50 yards away

  Erection of two storey side extension, renewal of P16/S1202/HH.

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• 14 St Leonards Close WATLINGTON OX49 5PQ

  P16/S1202/HH Submitted 11 Apr 2016 50 yards away

  Erection of two storey side extension

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Domestic

• St Leonard's Churchyard, Prospect Place, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5PQ

  P14/S4447/TCA Submitted 20 Oct 2014 50 yards away

  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:

  Decided Trees 2 docs

• 18 Ash Close Watlington OX49 5LW

  P14/S2594/HH Submitted 11 Aug 2014 150 yards away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Pyrton Lane Watlington OX49 5LX

  P14/S2692/HH Submitted 19 Aug 2014 150 yards away

  Replacement of hedge with a wooden fence 1.5 metres high.

  Granted Householder 7 docs
  Small domestic

• P26/S3776/HH Granted

  9 Ash Hurst Goring Reading RG8 0DQ

  Single storey side extension and two storey rear extension. Erection of car port.

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Householder
• P26/S3727/HH Granted

  14 The Croft Didcot OX11 8HR

  Part two storey and single storey rear extension to replace existing structures. Storm porch addition to front extension

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Householder
• P26/S3518/HH Granted

  121 Wessex Road Didcot OX11 8BJ

  Loft conversion to form a new bedroom. Internal alterations with single storey extension to the rear. Replacement of timber outbuilding.

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Householder
• P26/S2946/HH Granted

  Duxford House Mill Road Shiplake Henley-on-Thames RG9 3LT

  New Garden Outbuilding.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Householder
• P26/S3428/HH Granted

  Grange Stables Moulsford Wallingford OX10 9JD

  Ground floor kitchen extension and internal alterations

  Received 7 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Householder