Planning application
Viners House Church Lane Shilton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4AE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1- Blue Cedar Tree - fell to ground level 2- Tree of Heaven- Ailanthus altissima - fell to ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00222/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00222/TCA
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Under consideration
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Brize Norton and Shilton
- Parish
- Shilton
- Postcode
- OX18 4AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by West Oxfordshire
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Oxfordshire took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Oxfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Oxfordshire decided tree works applications in a median of 25 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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