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Aston Rowant C of E Primary School, School Lane, Aston Rowant, Oxon, OX49 5SU

Decided South Oxfordshire P17/S4548/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

T1 - Yew tree Reduce crown height by approximately 1-2m Evenly reduce lateral spread by approximately 1-2m around the perimeter of the canopy. Pruning cuts should not exceed 75mm. Lift crown to a height of 3m above ground level. Remove deadwood. All pruning cuts must be made at branch junctions, leaving sufficient live growth to maintain or enhance crown form. Remarks:

As published by the council, reference P17/S4548/TCA

Application record

Reference
P17/S4548/TCA
Type
Works to trees in CA
Status
Decision Made
Decision
No obj CA works
Received
22 Feb 2017
Validated
22 Feb 2017
Decided
6 Mar 2017
Postcode
OX49 5SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2014.

  • P14/S1587/NM Decided

    Aston Rowant C of E Primary School School Lane Aston Rowant Oxon OX49 5SU

    Application to consolidate the existing school facilities for the current pupils: The permanent retention of the existing modular buildings, erection of an additional building to allow the existing old school room to be used as an assembly hall, construction of a multi use games area, reorganisation of existing hard play area to allow for staff parking on the site, and the erection of a polytunnel.(Non-material amendment P13/S3379/CC)

    Decided 6 Jun 2014 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Feb 2017

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 6 Mar 2017

    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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