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The Vicarage, 231 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxfordshire

Granted Vale of White Horse P17/V3782/TPO Works to TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lime trees - climbing inspection carried out to assess the bracing with regard toits purpose, integrity and viability. The bracing in all three trees has long past its usefulness. It is degraded and brittle, though how much of its initial strength rating has been lost is unknown. The trees have grown significantly since the bracing so the height of the braces is now too low to be effective. The included unions at crown break do not appear to be ay different to those in the surrounding trees and I do not, therefore see the requirement for bracing. I would recommend the trees are pruned to match to contiguous line to the west in the church grounds. Raise canopies to approximately 6-7m, remove major deadwood over 30mm in diameter, reduce selected over extended limbs by 2m to bring in line with canopy. Remove braces. Thin canopy by 10-15% to temporarily reduce sail effect. Total foliar removal to equal no more than 30% in total. Also recommend dismantling of the suppressed and diseased multi stem Sycamore on the grassed area to ground level and treat stump to inhibit regeneration. Grind resultant stump to 200-250mm below ground level, leaving the grindings on site spread out or heapted near the base. G1 17 Lime (Tilia species) Spec: S1 Lift crown to a height of approx 6-7m above ground level, by removing branch tips only. Remove ... Spec: S2 Thin crown by a maximum of 10-15% retaining an even density of foliage throughout a well-spaced Spec: S3 Remove deadwood. Reason: R1 Sound arboricultural management Reason: R2 To ensure future compatibility with site, surroundings and usage

As published by the council, reference P17/V3782/TPO

Application record

Reference
P17/V3782/TPO
Type
Works to TPO
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Consent TPO works
Received
26 Jul 2017
Validated
26 Jul 2017
Decided
20 Sep 2017

Site history

Applications at this address on the Vale of White Horse register

This site has had 2 applications since 2014: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P14/V3189/TPO Granted

    The Vicarage, 231 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxfordshire

    See attached photo of trees. All trees require crowns to be lifted to a height of approx 5m on both the church side and on the adjoining property. The trees are causing problems to the owner of 1 The Avnue (a small number of decayed branches have already falled in her garden). The work will also enhance the availability of natural oight in the church grounds.

    Decided 1 Oct 2014 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jul 2017

    Received by Vale of White Horse

  2. 20 Sep 2017

    Decision issued: Consent TPO works

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

Vale of White Horse granted permission on 20 September 2017, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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