Planning application
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
See Schedule attached.
As published by the council, reference 25/03344/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03344/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Launton And Otmoor
- Parish
- Bletchingdon
- Postcode
- OX5 3DW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01872/NMA Granted
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
To amend the wording of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 relating to Great Crested Newts to remove references to a specific District Level Licensing scheme and instead refer more generally to the appropriate Natural England-authorised licensing or mitigation process (proposed as non material amendments of 25/00179/F)
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26/01873/NMA Granted
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
To amend the wording of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 relating to Great Crested Newts to remove references to a specific District Level Licensing scheme and instead refer more generally to the appropriate Natural England-authorised licensing or mitigation process (proposed as non material amendments of 25/00180/F)
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26/01563/DISC Granted
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
Discharge of Conditions 4 (landscaping) of 22/03585/F
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26/01562/DISC Granted
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Landscaping Scheme) of 23/02347/F.
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26/01556/DISC Granted
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
DIscharge of Condition 26 (Landscaping Scheme) of 18/01945/F.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 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 17 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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.
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
Discharge of Conditions 4 (landscaping) of 22/03585/F
Granted Conditions 8 docs -
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Landscaping Scheme) of 23/02347/F.
Granted Conditions 8 docs -
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
DIscharge of Condition 26 (Landscaping Scheme) of 18/01945/F.
Granted Conditions 8 docs -
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Kidlington OX5 3DW
Erection of agricultural building (revised scheme of that approved under 18/01945/F, intended to maximise ventilated convection and significantly increase drying time and vertical capacity for stored feed and bedding)
Granted Full applications 15 docs -
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon Oxfordshire OX5 3DW
96% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul
Discharge of conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 5 (AMS), 6 (Biodiversity method statement), 7 (brick sample), 9 (stone sample) & 10 (entrance structure) of 23/02149/F
Awaiting decision Conditions 28 docs -
Bletchingdon Park House Springwell Hill Bletchingdon OX5 3DW
To amend the wording of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 relating to Great Crested Newts to remove references to a specific District Level Licensing scheme and instead refer more generally to the appropriate Natural England-authorised licensing or mitigation process (proposed as non material amendments of 25/00179/F)
Granted Amendments 7 docs
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