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The Old Farm Swinbrook Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4DY

25/01535/TCAWorks to a tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 28 July 2025

Council decision: Raise no objectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T1 to T3 Ash - fell to ground level T4 - young common lime (approx 300mm dbh) growing out of base of circa 3m high stone wall T5 - young Swedish whitebeam (approx 150mm dbh) G1 - 6No young silver birch (approx max dbh of 150mm). Some may be transplanted. G2 - 3No Irish yew - early mature and starting to collapse (typical for species and age). The trees (except ash with ADB) are within the site interior and not on the site boundary.

Received
24 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Brize Norton and Shilton
Agent
Barton Hyett Associates
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated24 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Farm Swinbrook Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4DY. West Oxfordshire has handled 319 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 2 weeks quicker than West Oxfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Swinbrook conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Brize Norton and Shilton. We hold 999 applications in total for the OX18 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at West Oxfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
OX18 4DY
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Swinbrook

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Barton Hyett Associates
Agent address
Suite 5 E Deer Park Hall Business Centre Woollas Hill Eckington WR10 3DN

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14122300
Documents
5

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 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Swinbrook Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Swinbrook CottageOn or next to this site
  • National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds

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

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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, 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.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    30 Oct

    Extension of existing pond.

    PendingApplication26/02549/FUL
  2. 2026
    8 Oct

    T1 - Holly - early mature. Multi stemmed from ground level - laterally suppressing copper beech and walnut to…

    PendingApplication26/02437/TCA
  3. 2026
    24 Sep

    Re-roofing of existing spa building using Reclaimed Cotswold Stone slates.

    PendingApplication26/02305/HHD
  4. 2026
    23 Jun

    Erection of a kitchen garden greenhouse with associated chicken coops, and installation of a secondary…

    PendingApplication26/01518/HHD
  5. 2026
    22 Jun

    Erection of a tennis pavilion and courtyard gate with associated stone piers, steps, walling and landscaping…

    PendingApplication26/01504/HHD
  6. 2026
    19 Jun

    Erection of a three-bay oak-framed carport with associated hardstanding and landscaping works (retrospective)

    ApprovedApplication26/01496/HHD

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