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YMCA, 2 Lawson Road, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 1NZ

P21/S3556/TPOWorks to TPOApproved

Approved on 14 September 2021

Council decision: Consent TPO works

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

Proposal

T400 - Beech - (W1) - remove moderate deadwood to reduce likelihood of failure. T399 - Hawthorn - (W1) - remove adventitious growth encroaching on footpath to maintain statutory clearance. T398 - Oak - (W1) - no works at present. T397 - Douglas Fir - (W1) - monitor growth at point of previous topping. Raise low branches to statutory height over footpath. T396 - Douglas Fir - (W1) - monitor identified over extended branches. Remove identified branch at approx 10m encroaching on neighbouring larch, to reduce further damage due to contact. T395 - Larch - (W1) - no works at present. T394 - Oak - (W1) - remove identified limb to source to reduce likelihood of further damage to neighbouring tree. T393 - Holly - (W1) - raise low branches over the footpaths to statutory height of elder and maintain holly clearance over gated entrance. T392 - Ash - (W1) - monitor the condition of the tree for signs of ADB. It is recommended that this should be carried out yearly so the tree can be removed if the disease is present, which will reduce the likelihood of failure and subsequent higher removal costs if observed in later stages. Remove low branches to maintain statutory clearance over footpath. T391 - Scots Pine - (W1) - no works at present. T390 - Douglas Fir - (W1) - no works at present. T389 - Beech - (W1) - monitor identified fusion and contact points for any signs of instability or new wounding. Monitor delamination on western butress aspect. T388 - Douglas Fir - (W1) - Oak - maintain clearance of low branches over the footpath to statutory clearance. T387 - Oak - (W1) - raise to maintain clearance over footpath. T386 - Douglas Fir - (W1) - no works at present. T385 - Scots Pine - (W1) - no works at present. T384 - Douglas Fir - (W1) - A. raise low branches over the footpath to statutory clearance. B. Consider removal of the oak trees due to no long term future potential in current location. G1 - Mix - (G5) - no works at present. T383 - Oak - (G5) - maintain statutory clearance over footpath. T382 - Oak - (W1) - remove moderate deadwood over field and footpath to reduce likelihood of failure. Monitor area of bark delamination. Raise low branches over the public footpath to maintain statutory clearance. G2 - Mix - (W1) - Maintain statutory clearance over footpath. Fell identified recently dead Scots Pine within group to reduce likelihood of failure. Consider chipping into area and leaving timber on site to provide an ecological habitat due to the nature of the area. T381 - Scots Pine - (W1) - fell to ground level to reduce likelihood of failure onto footpath. G3 - Mix - (W1) - maintain statutory clearance over footpath. Selectively remove more significant squirrel damage of the Sycamore trees to reduce likelihood of failure onto footpath. Remove deadwood from oak over footpath to reduce likelihood of failure. T380 - Douglas Fir (W1) - no works at present. G4 - Oak - (G3) - no works at present. T379 - Oak - (T5) - remove moderate deadwood over the footpath to reduce likelihood of failure. Maintain current clearance over footpath. T378 - Cherry - (not TPO) - raise low branches over the communal area to maintain clearance. G5 - Oak - (G5) - maintain current clearance of low branches over lawned area. Remove major deadwood to reduce likelihood of failure. Sever ivy from x1 ivy infested oak. G6 - Mix - (not TPO) - maintain clearance next to footpath.

Received
11 August 2021
  1. Received11 Aug
  2. Validated12 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at YMCA, 2 Lawson Road, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 1NZ. South Oxfordshire has handled 776 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Oxfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,428 applications in total for the RG9 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at South Oxfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG9 1NZ
Application type
Works to TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 August 2021
Decision issued
15 September 2021
Application expires
7 October 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

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