Planning application
St Michaels Church South Newington Road Barford St Michael OX15 0RJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 & T2 Limes. Remove all major dead wood. Crown lift by removing to source selected secondary laterals, crown reduce remaining sections of crown overhanging old vicarage to previous points of pruning, approximately 1.8 to 2 meters of lateral and apical growth.
As published by the council, reference 25/02570/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02570/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2025
- Postcode
- OX15 0RJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 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 25 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 60 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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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 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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