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Alley Cottage The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JF

Awaiting decision Cherwell 23/01030/TCA Works To Trees In Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 x Removal of Field Maple from roadside hedge T2 x Reduce height of overgrown Leylandii by up to 6 metres

As published by the council, reference 23/01030/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/01030/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
19 Apr 2023
Validated
19 Apr 2023
Ward
Deddington
Parish
Souldern
Postcode
OX27 7JF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Apr 2023

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 June 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cherwell took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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