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Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

Refused Cherwell 25/02599/TPO Works To Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 - (Sycamore) - Proposal is to fell or alternatively retrench/pollard the tree to the height of Peacehaven Cottage. This would be a reduction in height of approx 10m (50%) and a reduction in width by spread by 3m (25%). Works proposed would also remove bough which threatens the curtilage structure on Clifford's Farmhouse (directly adjacent to TPO 06/2009).

As published by the council, reference 25/02599/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/02599/TPO
Type
Works To Tree Preservation Order
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
22 Sep 2025
Validated
22 Sep 2025
Decided
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Cropredy, Sibfords And Wroxton
Parish
Wroxton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX15 6JJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 7 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00808/DISC Granted

    Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (sections), 6 (rooflights), 7 (rainwater goods), 8 (blocked-up window) and 9 (roofing build up) of 25/00626/LB

    Decided 27 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00184/DISC Granted

    Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Discharge of Condition 5 (slate sample) of 25/00626/LB

    Decided 23 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 24/02843/DISC Granted

    Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (joinery details of the garage) & 6 (window detail) of 23/00649/F

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02844/DISC Granted

    Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Discharge of Condition 4 (joinery details of the garage) of 23/00650/LB

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02626/DISC Granted

    Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Discharge of Condition 3 (material samples) of 23/00650/LB

    Decided 28 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02625/DISC Granted

    Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    Discharge of Condition 3 (material samples) of 23/00649/F

    Decided 28 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 22/03276/TPO Granted

    Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    T1 - (Sycamore) - Crown reduction of 2.5m, removing up to 3m over the roof of 'Peacehaven'. - subject to TPO 06/2009.

    Decided 17 Mar 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2025

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Cherwell refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

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  • Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote OX15 6JJ

    26/00325/TPO Submitted 30 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    T1 (Sycamore) - Removal of bough that is currently overhanging (and threatening) the curtilage structure of Clifford's Farmhouse (Grade II listed) - subject to TPO 06/2009

    Refused Trees 5 docs

  • Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    26/00184/DISC Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 5 (slate sample) of 25/00626/LB

    Granted Conditions

  • Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote OX15 6JJ

    25/03232/TPO Submitted 8 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    T1 - (Sycamore) - The proposed works would further reduce the side of the crown adjacent to the cottage by 2m (current spread from truck to cottage overhang is 4.5m, overall tree spread is 12m), an estimate of the partial reduction on that side of the crown would be 17% (2m out of total spread of 12m) and removal of a small branch overhanging the curtilage outbuilding of Cliffords Farmhouse - subject to TPO 06/2009

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Peacehaven Manor Farm Lane Balscote Oxfordshire OX15 6JJ

    22/03276/TPO Submitted 27 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    T1 - (Sycamore) - Crown reduction of 2.5m, removing up to 3m over the roof of 'Peacehaven'. - subject to TPO 06/2009.

    Granted Trees 8 docs

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