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St Margarets Church, High Street, Lewknor, Watlington, OX49 5TH

Decided South Oxfordshire P17/S4857/TCA Works to trees in CA

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

T1 & T2 - Sycamore T1 & T2 - Sycamore - fell both trees to ground level. Neither of these trees are well formed specimens and they are both deforming the old churchyard boundary wall which they grow against. It is not feasible to retain the trees and the wall. Also, they cause considerable shade and overhang to the small back gardens of the Church Lane properties. Remarks: Spec:

As published by the council, reference P17/S4857/TCA

Application record

Reference
P17/S4857/TCA
Type
Works to trees in CA
Status
Decision Made
Decision
No obj CA works
Received
16 Oct 2017
Validated
16 Oct 2017
Decided
14 Nov 2017
Postcode
OX49 5TH

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2015.

  • P15/S4642/TCA Decided

    St Margarets Church, High Street, Lewknor, Watlington, OX49 5TH

    T1 - Yew tree T1 - Yew tree. Crown lift over the school side only. Remove or reduce lower limbs to provide between 1 and 2 metres clear of the school building roofs below. This tree heavily overhangs the school and is causing issues to the thatched roof. Remarks:

    Decided 17 Sep 2015 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2017

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 14 Nov 2017

    Decision issued: No obj CA works

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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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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    P15/S4642/TCA Submitted 10 Sep 2015 50 yards away

    T1 - Yew tree T1 - Yew tree. Crown lift over the school side only. Remove or reduce lower limbs to provide between 1 and 2 metres clear of the school building roofs below. This tree heavily overhangs the school and is causing issues to the thatched roof. Remarks:

    Decided Trees 2 docs
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    Decided Trees 2 docs
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