Planning application
Holy Trinity Church, Graveyard, Church Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SE
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
FIVE DAY NOTICE (T015) Tree of Heaven - Remove split branch (with hazard beam) back to suitable growth point.
As published by the council, reference P26/S0566/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P26/S0566/TCA
- Type
- Works to trees in CA
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No obj CA works
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Postcode
- RG9 1SE
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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P26/S0565/TCA Decided
Holy Trinity Church, Graveyard, Church Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SE
(T009) Hornbeam - Prune back approx. 2.5m off the radial spread and height. - All pruning cuts must be made at branch junctions, leaving sufficient live growth to maintain or enhance crown form. (T015) Tree of Heaven - Remove deadwood where it overhangs the churchyard* (T018) Common Walnut - Prune back laterals by circa 1m to give clearance to roof. - All pruning cuts must be made at branch junctions, leaving sufficient live growth to maintain or enhance crown form. *NB. These works are exempt of requiring Council consent. Informative The above amended tree work descriptions were agreed with the applicant via email on 24 February 2026.
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P26/S0190/TCA Decided
Holy Trinity Church, Graveyard, Church Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SE
T010 - Small leaved Lime - Repollard - Reduce whole crown back to original pollard knuckles at 6.5m height. Remove all basal epicormic growth, T011 - European Lime - Repollard.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by South Oxfordshire
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: No obj CA works
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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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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22 & 26 Church Street, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 1SE
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Decided Trees 2 docs -
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26 Church Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SE
Magnolia tree on the property boundary with Church Street at the address no 26. Tree crown reduction.
Decided Trees 2 docs -
Holy Trinity Church, Graveyard, Church Street, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SE
(T009) Hornbeam - Prune back approx. 2.5m off the radial spread and height. - All pruning cuts must be made at branch junctions, leaving sufficient live growth to maintain or enhance crown form. (T015) Tree of Heaven - Remove deadwood where it overhangs the churchyard* (T018) Common Walnut - Prune back laterals by circa 1m to give clearance to roof. - All pruning cuts must be made at branch junctions, leaving sufficient live growth to maintain or enhance crown form. *NB. These works are exempt of requiring Council consent. Informative The above amended tree work descriptions were agreed with the applicant via email on 24 February 2026.
Decided Trees 2 docs
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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.
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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.