Planning application
Holly Cottage Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1: Holly (Ilex aquifolium) tree to front of holly tree cottage heath. To reduce holly tree by a maximum of 1.5meters away from the over head telephone cables and bring the sides in to maintain natural shape of the tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/00275/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00275/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Fringford And Heyfords
- Parish
- Hethe
- Postcode
- OX27 8ES
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01172/F Granted
Holly Cottage Main Street Hethe OX27 8ES
Erection of a timber framed, insulated and double glazed outbuilding for use as a home office, incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Cherwell
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Cherwell granted permission on 10 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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