Planning application
St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 x Pinus Nigra in church yard at St Edburgs - fell to ground
As published by the council, reference 25/01016/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01016/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 4 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 4 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Bicester South And Ambrosden
- Parish
- Bicester
- Postcode
- OX26 6AY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01138/TCA Refused
St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY
Amended - 15.06.26 202784 - Tilia cordata - To Be felled
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26/01136/TCA Awaiting decision
St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY
T1 Prunus Cerasifera - remove broken branch to nearest safe point
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26/00377/F Withdrawn
St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY
RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use and transformation of an 80 square metre area on the southern wall of St. Edburg's Church yard grounds into a dedicated children's play area, with associated fencing
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Apr 2025
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 May 2025, 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 39 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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