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26 Appleton Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QH

P26/V0265/TCAWorks to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 16 February 2026

Council decision: No obj CA works

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

Proposal

1. Mature Multi-stemmed Sycamore Selectively remove branches evenly throughout crown to increase light penetration Thin crown density by approximately 20% of volume 2. Norway maple â¿¿ suppressed tree leaning over garden Section fell tree to leave stump cut close to ground level Systemically treat the remaining stump with eco-plug max Glyphosate herbicide 3. Goat willow â¿¿ leaning, supressed tree over garden/garden shed Section fell tree to leave stump cut close to ground level Systemically treat the remaining stump with eco-plug max Glyphosate herbicide 4. Apple Reduce overall height to 1 â¿¿ 1.5 metres above primary pruning points Thin density of overcrowded, dead or suspect wood, prune to shape 5. Bramley apple Thin density of multiple branch regrowth, reduce retained branches by up to 2.5 metres Thin density of overcrowded, dead or suspect wood, prune to shape 6. Liquidambar Remove lower branch close to garden lamp Lightly prune mid crown extending lateral branch towards property to improve shape Thin density of multiple regrowth from previous reduction pruning 7. Crab apple Lightly reduce overall symmetry, thin density where required and formatively prune 8. Goat willow pollard â¿¿ Re-pollard tree to previous pruning points (â¿¿Knucklesâ¿¿) 9. Cypress hedge Reduce height of entire screen to approximately 3 metres (just below electricity supply cable) Trim sides to contain and shape 10. Laburnum â¿¿ Prune extending roadside branches by up to 2 metres in branch length 11. Yew Tip prune branch ends to clear telecom cables by approximately 0.5 metres Reduce extending branch to clear neighbouring property window Remove lower deadwood

Received
30 January 2026
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Feb

Decided in 17 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 26 Appleton Road, Cumnor, Oxford, OX2 9QH. Vale of White Horse has handled 264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 17 days, 6 weeks quicker than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,155 applications in total for the OX2 postcode area.

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

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Application details

Postcode
OX2 9QH
Application type
Works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 January 2026
Application expires
13 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Paul Hodkinson

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 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 and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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.

Source: Vale of White Horse

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