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Firtree Cottage Main Street Hethe OX27 8HD

Awaiting decision Cherwell 26/00057/TCA Works To Trees In Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Willow tree located at front of property - repollard to existing pollarding points regrowth approximately 2.5 to 3m.

As published by the council, reference 26/00057/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/00057/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Case Officer Assigned
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Fringford And Heyfords
Parish
Hethe
Postcode
OX27 8HD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00057/TPO Granted

    Firtree Cottage Main Street Hethe OX27 8HD

    Willow tree located at front of property - repollard to existing pollarding points regrowth approximately 2.5 to 3m. Tree subject to TPO 14/2014

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 March 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 59 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

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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What 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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    Granted Trees 9 docs

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