Planning application
The Old Vicarage Road Between Idstone Road And Ashbury Ashbury Swindon SN6 8LZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Beech - Reduce in height from 30m to 20m from ground level shaping sympathetically into laterals including a further lateral reduction of the major limb oversailing the corner of the house by 3-4m (consider installing second cobra-brace on this limb), 10% crown thin remaining crown and remove Deadwood. Works to rebalance weighting and wind loading of crown following significant limb failure. The tree is an enormous beech tree. A huge limb came off last week on Wednesday night. All the weight on the tree is now very one sided, which makes it dangerous. The weight of the tree is also now on the side of The Old Vicarage and if any further limbs fall off, there is a risk of serious damage to the house and to anyone thats inside it. In order to save the tree, we would like to reduce the whole canopy by one third. The tree is approximately 30m high and we would like to reduce the whole crown to 20m above ground level. This would rebalance the tree and hopefully prevent any further damage. The garden is sometimes open to the public and I am a full time gardener that often has to work under and around this tree, therefore we need to make it safe as a matter of urgency. We have had advice from a tree surgeon and these are the measures he suggested.
As published by the council, reference P26/V1965/TCA(5D)
Application record
- Reference
- P26/V1965/TCA(5D)
- Type
- Dead or Dangerous Tree Notification in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Exception approv. CA
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decision by
- Not Yet Recommended
- Postcode
- SN6 8LZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Vale of White Horse
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16 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Exception approv. CA
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Vale of White Horse granted permission on 16 June 2026, 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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