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Old Rectory The Walk Islip OX5 2SD

26/01896/TCA_5TCA - 5 Day NoticeApproved

Approved on 3 August 2026

Council decision: Permitted2 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Yew Trees – T15 and T16: Whilst the trees are category ‘B2’ they have been substantially pushing on a Grade II listed boundary wall which is directly onto The Walk, resulting in a risk to the general public from collapse. Temporary props have been installed, but it is considered that a risk remains to the public. The original consented planning application ‘24/01113/F’ hoped to just reduce the canopies of these trees, further subsequent movement of the wall now necessitates the need to remove these trees on safety grounds. As set out in the attached structural engineer’s report, the tree roots are contributing to the movement of the wall – leading to a critical safety matter as the wall would fall into a public space. This risk would remain if the wall were to be rebuilt, due to the proximity of the roots. Consequently, the wall cannot be made safe or rebuilt without removing these trees and their root systems.

Received
27 July 2026
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Aug
  5. Decided3 Aug

Decided in 7 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Old Rectory The Walk Islip OX5 2SD. Cherwell has handled 1,709 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 8 weeks quicker than Cherwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Islip conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 175 applications across Launton And Otmoor. We hold 1,586 applications in total for the OX5 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Cherwell District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
OX5 2SD
Application type
TCA - 5 Day Notice
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Islip

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026
Target decision date
1 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Milton Architects Old Stables Court The Parade Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 1NE

Planning decision

Statutory period
5 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Islip
  • Listed building: Grade II: Church Key CottageOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: Cherwell
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Cherwell

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