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Swalcliffe Park School Main Road Swalcliffe OX15 5EP

Granted Cherwell 26/00163/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

G1- Mixed Woodland boundary - crown raise all to 5.5m over neighbouring paddock, and remove major deadwood T1 x Horse chestnut. Fell major stem decay and die back. T2 x Horse Chestnut- monolith at first main union. Tree in major decline. T3 x Horse Chestnut - Removal of dead tips from previously heavy reduced crown.

As published by the council, reference 26/00163/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/00163/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Decided
4 Mar 2026
Postcode
OX15 5EP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/00715/TCA Awaiting decision

    Swalcliffe Park School Main Road Swalcliffe OX15 5EP

    T1 x Sycamore- Major decline. Fell bark disease. T2 x Oak- Deadwood selective reduction on uprights by 4m. T3 x Ash- Fell suffering die back. T4 x Beech- Remove poor punning cuts in crown reduce 2 extended laterals by 2m to balance crown. T5x Elm- Fell multi Stem tree severe decline . T6x Lime Crown reduction in height by 7m. T7x Oak Reduce crown by 8m approx. 50% of current height to retain as framework structure due to basil decay .

    Submitted 17 Mar 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cherwell granted permission on 4 March 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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