Planning application
The Owls Nest 4 Market Square Lower Heyford OX25 5NY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Pine - Fell T2 Pine - Fell Both trees were planted when the garden was being established approximately 20 years ago. Both have now outgrown their situation.
As published by the council, reference 25/02379/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02379/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 15 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Fringford And Heyfords
- Parish
- Lower Heyford
- Postcode
- OX25 5NY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/00344/TCA Awaiting decision
The Owls Nest 4 Market Square Lower Heyford OX25 5NY
T1 Pine - Fell early mature pine in parking area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 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
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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