Planning application
Bakery Cottage Bell Hill Hook Norton OX15 5NG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Amended Pruning Silver Birch, to protect neighbours telecommunications lines and allow light into garden. We are planning on thining the tree 2m off the top so allowing more ligh into the garden and protect power and communication overhead cables.
As published by the council, reference 26/00118/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00118/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Deddington
- Parish
- Hook Norton
- Postcode
- OX15 5NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Cherwell
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cherwell granted permission on 4 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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