Planning application
St Giles Church Church End Bletchingdon OX5 3DL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Crown raise to 2m & reduced over extended limbs by no more then 2m to the Cedar tree to the right side of the Church inside the church yard. In the same photo Box Elder reduce back to previous cuts upto 2m. Silver Birch on righthand side of the church yard 20% thinning of canopy
As published by the council, reference 25/03301/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03301/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Launton And Otmoor
- Parish
- Bletchingdon
- Postcode
- OX5 3DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 February 2026, 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
8 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 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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