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53 Church Street Kidlington OX5 2BA

Granted Cherwell 26/00043/TCA Works To Trees In Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 to reduce the branches that hang over the historical wall of the mature Ash tree by approx. 3m and then balance the rest of the tree in proportion by a reduction of 3-4m overall. T2 to remove a small oak branch, approx. 100mm in dia. that is laying on the top of wall the approximate position is marked in red on the photo doc 5. it is a multi-stemmed mature Oak tree that is growing right next to the wall T3 Mature oak in the neighbour's garden....no work required T4 Semi mature oak......no work required T5 Orchard trees....no work required

As published by the council, reference 26/00043/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/00043/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Decided
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Kidlington West
Parish
Kidlington
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX5 2BA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jan 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cherwell granted permission on 12 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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