Planning application
Cripps Barn, Otmoor Lane, Beckley, OX3 9UX
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
There is a large Holly Oak tree in the north west corner of the front lower garden of the property which has significantly outgrown the space and now is growing in to the house. There are concerns that if allowed to continue to grow the tree will undermine the foundations of the Barn part of the house which is listed under the curtilage of the neighbouring cottage (Cripps cottage). The plan is to cut back the tree to a more manageable level and maintain at that size to prevent damage. Confirmed via email 23/03/26: Removal of around 2m in height and reducing the total canopy by around 1m.
As published by the council, reference P26/S0902/T28
Application record
- Reference
- P26/S0902/T28
- Type
- Works to trees in CA
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No obj CA works
- Received
- 21 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 21 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Postcode
- OX3 9UX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Mar 2026
Received by South Oxfordshire
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No obj CA works
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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