Planning application
The Prebendal, Priest End, THAME, Oxon, OX9 3AA
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1 Lime. Observations: T1 is encroaching on the nearby building and is becoming overgrown - general maintenance required. Recommendations: Reduce height of tree by 3 metres and remove epicormic growth.
As published by the council, reference P26/S0259/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P26/S0259/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in CA
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No obj CA works
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Postcode
- OX9 3AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2017.
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P19/S3474/TCA Decided
The Prebendal, Priest End, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3AA
Cherry tree Remove fallen cherry tree. Remarks:
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P17/S4591/TCA Decided
The Prebendal, Priest End, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3AA
Tripple Stemmed Conifer Triple Stemmed Conifer - rear garden left hand side - 5 to 6m from boundary. Observation: Storm damage - from ground level 1 main stem is collapsing. Recommendation: Reduce by 50% (front 2 stems), Fell stem at rear (splitting). Remarks:
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by South Oxfordshire
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: No obj CA works
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Thame
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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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The Prebendal, Priest End, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3AA
Tripple Stemmed Conifer Triple Stemmed Conifer - rear garden left hand side - 5 to 6m from boundary. Observation: Storm damage - from ground level 1 main stem is collapsing. Recommendation: Reduce by 50% (front 2 stems), Fell stem at rear (splitting). Remarks:
Decided Trees 2 docs -
The Prebendal, Priest End, Thame, OX9 3AA
T1 - Horse Chestnut T2 - Horse Chestnut T3 - Horse Chestnut T4 - Lime T6 - Tulip T10 - Cypress G1 - Yew, Horse Chestnut, Sycamore T1 - Horse Chestnut - crown reduce 6m height and sides 3/4m where necessary. T2 - Horse Chestnut - 20% crown reduction, remove branch on north side with crack. T3 - Horse Chestnut - shorten long limb over wall back to knuckle above wall. T4 - Lime - hollow trunk, reduce by 25/30%. T6 - Tulip - shorten stems on house side to clear guttering. Shorten remainder of tree by 1/1.5m. T10 - Cypress - G1 - Yew, Horse Chestnut, Sycamore - raise up to 6m and side back low growth to clear highway. Remarks:
Decided Trees 3 docs -
The Prebendal, Priest End, Thame, OX9 3AA
T1 - Horse Chestnut T1 - Horse Chestnut - fell - resistograph carried out. Report attached. House backs onto 18 College Close, Thame. Remarks:
Decided Trees 2 docs -
The Prebendal Priest End Thame OX9 3AA
T3 & T4 Weeping willow x2 Observations: These trees are asymmetrical and present visible structural damage. There are several overextending lateral limbs which contributes to the trees overall poor form. Selective maintenance required to encourage better growth and bring back into a suitable formation. Recommendations: Remove deadwood and twisted, fallen and damaged branches. Shorten any over extended lateral branches by up to 3m to reduce the risk of further failures.
Decided Trees 6 docs -
The Prebendal, Priest End, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3AA
Cherry tree Remove fallen cherry tree. Remarks:
Decided Trees 2 docs -
Field rear of Tithe Barn, Church Road, Thame, OX9 3AJ
Repair of collapsed stone wall along the border with Priest End with a proposed access gate installed.
Refused Full applications 14 docs
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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.