Planning application
The Old Piggery Church Road Northmoor Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5SX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Willow: Photo 2605B. Reduce overall height by reducing/removing the two biggest central branches, either back to suitable unions, as marked, or back to original pollard point. Percentage of tree removed: approx less than 5%. T2/3: Pair of Crab-apples: Photos 2605C and 2605D. Reduce overall height - cut back epicormic growth to previous pruning point. Also, a very small crown raise, removing maybe 1-2 of the lowest branches, to allow better visibility for cars turning out of the drive onto the main road. Percentage of tree removed: approx 5-10%. This is clearly a repeat of work which has been done regularly, to keep these ornamental trees down to a reasonable height, as they are adjacent to the road. T4: Cherry: Photo 2605E. Reduce overall height and spread by selective removal of upper limbs, and by reducing limb currently encroaching on adjacent Pear tree. Percentage of tree removed: approx 5-10%. T5: Small Pear: Photo 2605F. Remove/reduce minimum of branches to rebalance it, once encroaching Cherry has been reduced. Percentage of tree removed: minimal, approx less than 5%. T6: Cytisus battandieri: Photo 2605G: remove/shorten the lowest main branch, to remove weight from the road side: and then to reduce the overall height by shortening the indeterminate leader to a suitable union. Percentage of tree removed: approx around 10-15%
As published by the council, reference 26/01165/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01165/TCA
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise no objection
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt
- Parish
- Northmoor
- Postcode
- OX29 5SX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by West Oxfordshire
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26 May 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
9 documents on file for this application
- TCA RAISE NO OBJECTION
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE LOCATION PLAN 2
- 2605B WILLOW
- 2605C CRAB APPLE
- 2605D CRAB APPLE
- 2605E CHERRY
- 2605F PEAR
- 2605G CYTISUS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Oxfordshire granted permission on 26 May 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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