Shirburn Castle, Castle Road, Shirburn, Watlington, OX49 5DL

This site has had 2 applications since 2017.

• P17/S4714/TCA Withdrawn

  Shirburn Castle, Castle Road, Shirburn, Watlington, OX49 5DL

  Taxus Buccata Taxus Buccata- 50% reduction to protect a listed building and to reduce the canopy drip line off the roof of the castle. There has been a previous limb failure falling on the roof of the castle. Remarks:

  Decided 16 Aug 2017 Trees

1. 23 Aug 2017

   Received by South Oxfordshire

2. 23 Aug 2017

   Decision issued: No obj CA works

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Shirburn Castle, Castle Road, Shirburn, Watlington, OX49 5DL

  P17/S4714/TCA Submitted 11 Jul 2017 0m away

  Taxus Buccata Taxus Buccata- 50% reduction to protect a listed building and to reduce the canopy drip line off the roof of the castle. There has been a previous limb failure falling on the roof of the castle. Remarks:

  Withdrawn Trees 1 doc

• Shirburn Castle Castle Road Shirburn OX49 5DL

  P19/S1818/LB Submitted 6 Jun 2019 0m away

  Remove timber gates, gate posts and section of wall. Reconstruct on completion of filming work on site (Amendments to the method statement received via email on 10th July 2019. The changes include the use of replacement bricks, a mortal specification and details of replacement gates)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs

• The Carpenters Workshop - Estate Yard Castle Road Shirburn OX49 5DL

  P20/S0959/LB Submitted 9 Mar 2020 146m away

  To take off existing clay plain tile roof and lead ridge and hip. Replace battens over roofing felt, re-tile using new tiles and fit new lead ridge and hips.(Updated Design and Access Statement received 14 July 2021 and Bat survey report received 5 August 2021)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• Shirburn Castle Castle Road Shirburn OX49 5DL

  P19/S1443/FUL Submitted 3 May 2019 231m away

  Removal and replacement of timber gates, gate posts and section of wall. (application amended 19th August 2019, removing references to completed filming activities within the site)

  Decided Full applications 20 docs

• 10 Blenheim Road, Shirburn, OX49 5DN

  P21/S2666/FUL Submitted 9 Jun 2021 366m away

  Change of existing charity usage back to residential including a 2 storey extension and new detached garage, following previous expired approval.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs

• 7 to 9 Blenheim Road, Shirburn, Oxon, OX49 5DN

  P19/S3457/TCA Submitted 22 Jan 2019 372m away

  3 x self seeded Ash trees 1 x self seeded Ash tree 1. 3 x self seeded Ash trees within hedge between 7 & 8 Blenheim Road drives: reduce to height of existing hedge, approx 7 ft. (a,b,c). 2. 1 x self seeded Ash tree in rear garden of No. 9 Blenheim Road, close to house: cut down to ground (d). Remarks:

  Decided Trees 2 docs

• P26/S3819/TCA Decided

  The Old Saddlery The Green Great Milton Oxford OX44 7NT

  T1, Silver Birch, historic heavy pruning by utility company. Reduce tree to manage its canopy by pruning 1 metre or as available pruning points dictate

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• P26/S3436/TPO Granted

  The Mill Sonning Eye Reading RG4 6TY

  Tree 1 London plane - Requires crown lift of the small diameter branches above the front car park and near to the main entrance to the theatre. Ideally 5 metre clearance is required for delivery vehicles and coaches. Small diameter branches that are close to the building need pruning to give 2 metre clearance. Remove deadwood from higher up and inspect the tree for signs of hollowing or disease.

  7 Aug 2026 Trees
• P26/S3948/TCA Decided

  Iden House Bakers Lane Brightwell-cum-sotwell Wallingford OX10 0PY

  T1 poplar fell to ground, due to the proximity to neighbouring properties and a concern from the homeowner regarding the overall size of the tree

  4 Sep 2026 Trees
• P26/S3880/TCA Decided

  The Mill Sonning Eye Reading RG4 6TY

  (T2) Ash - Requires crown lift of the small diameter branches above car park to provide 5 metre clearance for delivery and waste collection vehicles. Small diameter branches close to the building need pruning to give a 2 metre clearance to help prevent damage to the sloped roof. Remove deadwood. (T3) Horse chestnut - Requires crown lift of the small diameter branches above car park area to give a 4 metre clearance for cars and vans. Remove deadwood. (T4) Ash - Originally listed as a Willow tree by mistake. Requires pollarding at suitable point at approximately 3 metres above ground level. The tree has good regrowth lower down and is ideal for this procedure.

  7 Aug 2026 Trees
• P26/S3143/TPO Granted

  Black Gables 14 Rotherfield Road Henley-on-thames RG9 1NN

  G1 Various species. Down track between properties. - Prune back from gutters. Prune branches to provide a clearance of approximately 0.5-1.0m. This will target tertiary & secondary branches. Where thought necessary this may entail the removal of small diameter (<60mm) primary branches so as not to introduce large wounds close to the stem of the tree. G2 Various species. Front drive to house. - Prune branches to provide a clearance of approximately 5.0m over the driveway. This will target tertiary & secondary branches. Where thought necessary this may entail the removal of small diameter (<60mm) primary branches so as not to introduce large wounds close to the stem of the tree. T1 Maple. Centre front lawn - Prune branches to provide a clearance of approximately 2.5m over the lawn area. This will target tertiary & secondary branches. Where thought necessary this may entail the removal of small diameter (<60mm) primary branches so as not to introduce large wounds close to the stem of the tree. G3 Various species. RHS path into the rear garden - Prune & trim to provide a clearance of approximately 1.0m from the roof line and gutters. This action will remove up to 1.5m of lower lateral branch growth. - Prune back to path edging where possible, by removal of up to 0.5m where via a combination of hedge cutting and light pruning. - Prune Lime trees to approximately 5.0m fgl (from ground level) to clear roof line - This will target tertiary & secondary branches. Where thought necessary this may entail the removal of small diameter (<60mm) primary branches so as not to introduce large wounds close to the stem of the tree. T2 Oak. 1st Oak RHS rear garden. - Prune epicormic growth back to source up to crown break. - Lightly prune to provide a clearance of up to 1.0 m from the Amelanchier. This will target tertiary & secondary branches. Where thought necessary this may entail the removal of small diameter (<60mm) primary branches so as not to introduce large wounds close to the stem of the tree. T3 Oak. 2nd Oak RHS of rear garden. - Prune epicormic growth back to source up to crown break. T4 Yew. RHS of T3. - Light reduction of the top edge to blend into remaining upper crown. This action will remove up to 0.5m of garden side lateral growth. T5 Oak. On the LHS of the rear garden - Prune epicormic growth back to source up to crown break. - Prune branches to provide a clearance of approximately 4.5m over the lawn area. This will target tertiary & secondary branches. Where thought necessary this may entail the removal of small diameter (<60mm) primary branches so as not to introduce large wounds close to the stem of the tree. T6 Sycamore. LHS rear garden behind T5. - Prune branches to provide a clearance of approximately 4.5m over the shrub bed areas. This will target tertiary & secondary branches. Where thought necessary this may entail the removal of small diameter (<60mm) primary branches so as not to introduce large wounds close to the stem of the tree.

  23 Jul 2026 Trees