Orchard Close, Britwell Salome, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5LH

This site has had 4 applications since 2017.

• P17/S4800/TCA Withdrawn

  Orchard Close, Britwell Salome, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5LH

  32x Wild Cherries 43 x Horse Chestnut 15 x Field Maple 3 x Hawthorn 3 x Elder? 2 x Beech 1 x Crab Apple 32 x Wild Cherries (prunus avium) all young, dead, dying and diseased. 43 x Horse Chestnut all young, dead, dying and diseased. 15 x Field Maple young, dead dying and diseased. 3 x Hawthorn, young diseased. 3 x Elder, dead. 2 x Beech, decaying. 1 x Crab Apple, diseased. All trees identified are either dead, dying badly decayed and need thinning from the small woodland so to let the other specimens grow and mature. The remaining trees would probably need thinning every 20 years to ensure growth of stronger trees. Each tree will be marked with an (X) sprayed on for felling. Remarks: Spec:

  Decided 30 Oct 2017 Trees
• P17/S4692/TCA Decided

  Orchard Close, Britwell Salome, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5LH

  T1362 - Horse Chestnut G1 - Various trees mixed species T1362 - Horse Chestnut - this tree has advanced bleeding canker on the lower stems. Three co-dominant stems from 1.5m with compression forks. Sparse crown. Overhangs horse menage and neighbours horse paddock. Historically crown lifted over neighbours property. Significant strip wound on south side of most southern limb. Fell in sections to ground level and treat the stump. G1 - various trees mixed species. Fell all trees and grind out the stumps, 20m into the woodland from the horse menage. Remarks:

  Decided 4 Aug 2017 Trees
• P17/S4630/TCA Decided

  Orchard Close, Britwell Salome, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5LH

  T1 & T2 - Beech T3 - Beech T1 & T2 - Beech - driveway: Lift the crowns to 5m over the drive and remove deadwood. T3 - Beech: Rear garden, reduce the crown by 3m, remove the storm damage and major deadwood. Remarks:

  Decided 7 Jun 2017 Trees

1. 28 Nov 2017

   Received by South Oxfordshire

2. 13 Dec 2017

   Decision issued: No obj CA works

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Hamlet Cottage, Britwell Salome, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5LH

  P17/S4502/TCA Submitted 16 Jan 2017 0m away

  T1 - Copper Beech T1 - Copper Beech - fell and replant with 1 x extra heavy standard 14/16cm Carpinus betulus in new location to north. Remarks:

  Decided Trees 3 docs

• Chiltern Cottage Britwell Salome Watlington OX49 5LH

  P26/S1729/LB Submitted 18 May 2026 0m away

  Part extension of the existing footings and internal alterations

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 18 docs

• Chiltern Cottage Britwell Salome Watlington OX49 5LH

  P26/S1731/LB Submitted 18 May 2026 0m away

  Proposed new dormer, new external doorway and internal alterations (supported by joinery details for new window and door received 7 July 2026).

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 25 docs

• Chiltern Cottage Britwell Salome Watlington OX49 5LH

  P26/S1730/HH Submitted 18 May 2026 0m away

  Proposed new dormer and new external doorway (supported by joinery details for new window and door received 7 July 2026).

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 23 docs
  Domestic

• Orchard Close, Britwell Salome, Watlington, Oxon, OX49 5LH

  P17/S4630/TCA Submitted 3 May 2017 0m away

  T1 & T2 - Beech T3 - Beech T1 & T2 - Beech - driveway: Lift the crowns to 5m over the drive and remove deadwood. T3 - Beech: Rear garden, reduce the crown by 3m, remove the storm damage and major deadwood. Remarks:

  Decided Trees 2 docs

• Chiltern Cottage Settlement Road Running West From T Junction And The Old Post Office To B4009 Britwell Salome Watlington OX49 5LH

  P26/S3731/LB Submitted 25 Aug 2026 0m away

  Demolition of existing 1960's extension and rebuilding to match the existing in scale and appearance.

  Decided Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 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