Planning application
25/01975/TCA
Abbotts Piece Church Lane Islip OX5 2TA
Proposal
T1 x Fern Tree - Tree has outgrown the size of the garden, branches are encoaching towards the house and cables coming into the house. The volume of needles being dropped is becoming a problem and impossible to keep tidy, they are covering and killing the grass below - to be felled. T2 x Holly tree - again, it has outgrown the size of the garden and has a structural weakness where it splits into three - to be felled. T3 x Yew Tree - This is against the wall and poses a structural threat to the future integrity of the wall. It is also encoraching into another yew tree - to be felled.
As published by the council, reference 25/01975/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2025
Received by Cherwell
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30 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Cherwell for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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