Planning application
Old Rectory Church End Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4AX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Common beech - Reduce crown canopy by 15%, equivalent to a lateral branch tip reduction of 2-3m (max); equivalent to top canopy branch tip reduction of 1-1.5m (max)
As published by the council, reference 26/00513/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00513/TCA
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise no objection
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kingham, Rollright and Enstone
- Parish
- Swerford
- Postcode
- OX7 4AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by West Oxfordshire
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26 Mar 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
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Oxfordshire granted permission on 26 March 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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