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All Souls Cottage 5 Church Lane Lewknor Watlington OX49 5TP

Decided South Oxfordshire P26/S3342/TCA Works to trees in CA

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

T1 Ash - Reduce the height of the secondary scaffold limbs forming the upper crown by up to 2 metres. Reduce the overextended lateral branches by up to 3 metres to alleviate end-weight and reduce wind loading, whilst maintaining a balanced and natural crown form. T2 Silver Birch - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by up to 1.5 metre, approximately back to the previous pruning points. Reasons for works - T1 is a mature tree with extensive basal hollowing and evidence of a previous primary limb failure, resulting in an unbalanced crown and associated decay within the main stem. The proposed reduction is intended to alleviate end-weight, reduce loading on the remaining structure, and aid in the long-term retention of the tree. T2 forms part of a routine maintenance programme and is proposed in accordance with the previous management regime to maintain the tree at an appropriate size and condition.

As published by the council, reference P26/S3342/TCA

Application record

Reference
P26/S3342/TCA
Type
Works to trees in CA
Status
Decision Made
Decision
No obj CA works
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Decided
13 Aug 2026
Decision by
Not Yet Recommended
Postcode
OX49 5TP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Aug 2026

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: No obj CA works

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4 Seasons Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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About tree works applications

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