Planning application
Laurel Mount 4 North Street Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Weeping Willow - pollard
As published by the council, reference 25/03144/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03144/TCA
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise no objection
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- The Bartons
- Parish
- Steeple Barton
- Postcode
- OX7 7BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Oxfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02126/TCA Decided
Laurel Mount 4 North Street Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BJ
T1 Leylan Cypress - Fell to ground level
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26/01659/TCA Decided
Laurel Mount 4 North Street Middle Barton Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 7BJ
T1 Leyland Cypress - Reduce & Reshape overall crown by a maximum of 2 meters to form a more triangulated form. G2 Mixed species - Crown Lift to provide 7 meters clearance from ground level to facilitate the construction of a new fence. G3 Irish Yew & Laurel - Remove two Irish yew and laurel growing either side of the pedestrian walkway. G4 Box - Remove two large box balls
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by West Oxfordshire
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Raise no objection
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- TCA RAISE NO OBJECTION
- WILLOW
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Oxfordshire granted permission on 20 January 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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