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St Marys Church Church Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3LA

Granted West Oxfordshire 25/02647/TCA Works to a tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

G1 Mixed- Holly, western red cedar, laurel, cherry and yews - Crown lift all trees to 2.5 metres from ground level Remove dead ivy from western red cedar and remove sections of major deadwood and old pruning stubs. laurel - Fell to ground level and remove from site T1 Yew - Fell in sections to ground level and remove from site. G2 Mixed - Holly, lawson cypress and yew - Crown lift all large trees to 2.5 metres to open up visual splay through church yard. Conifer - Fell to ground level Yew - fell to ground level G3 Mixed - Cherry, poplar, western red cedar, elm, holly and yew - Crown lift all trees to 2.5 metres. Elm tree- fell to ground level. Remove dead wood out of young poplar, birch and from the lower crown of holly.

As published by the council, reference 25/02647/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/02647/TCA
Type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise no objection
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Decided
21 Nov 2025
Ward
Witney East
Parish
Witney
Postcode
OX28 3LA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Oct 2025

    Received by West Oxfordshire

  2. 21 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Raise no objection

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Witney

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What this grant of permission means

West Oxfordshire granted permission on 21 November 2025, 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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