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The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

Awaiting decision Cherwell 25/02166/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

G1- Beech woodland- Remove large deadwood stubs and broken branches. Crown raise to 1.8 metres leaving smaller growth on main stem. T2-Beech-Fell (storm damaged) T4-Holly-Remove long trailing branches house side approx x5 branches to encourage thicker growth.

As published by the council, reference 25/02166/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/02166/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
17 Sep 2025
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
Parish
Bletchingdon
Postcode
OX5 3DH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/01165/TCA Awaiting decision

    The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

    T3 x Ash. Felldue to poor form T4 x Conifer- Fell. Due to heavy upper canopy die back and poor form T5 x Conifer-. Fell. Due to heavy upper canopy die back and poor form MT x Ash. Reduce by 2 metres road side only -due to poor form and lean T7 xConifer. Felldue to heavy upper canopy die back and poor form T8 x Conifer. Fell-due to heavy upper canopy die back and basal decay T9 x Conifer. Fell- due to lean and decay T10 x Conifer. Felldue t poor form T11xConifer. Fell due to heavy upper canopy die back and poor form

    Submitted 27 Apr 2023 Trees
  • 21/02054/TCA Refused

    The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

    T1 x Lime - Reduce by up to 5.0m. Due to over shadowing/suppression of younger trees below and reduce the risk of diametric pressure to the boundary wall. T2 x Birch - Fell. Due to close proximity to wall and suppression of younger trees.

    Decided 16 Jul 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2025

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 17 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 November 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

6 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.

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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 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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Within 500 metres

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    26/00922/TCA Submitted 13 Apr 2026 0m away

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