Planning application
Pringle Cottage Rectory Lane Fringford Bicester OX27 8DX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Mature Horse Chestnut - Reduce overall height of tree to approximately 2 metres Reduce scaffold stem overhanging garage by approximately 4 metres in length; Reduce over-extending lateral branches overhanging road and property by up to 3 metres in length; reduce remaining crown circumference by approximately 2 metres in branch length and remove major deadwood - subject to TPO 8/1988
As published by the council, reference 26/00473/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00473/TPO
- Type
- Works To Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Fringford And Heyfords
- Parish
- Fringford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX27 8DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
23 Feb 2026
Received by Cherwell
-
29 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
-
11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cherwell granted permission on 29 April 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
White Cottage Rectory Lane Fringford Oxfordshire OX27 8DX
96% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Reasonable Avoidance Measures Method Statement (RAMMS) detailing to prevent harm to bats, 4 (Method Statement for Biodiversity), 5 (Schedule of Materials & Finishes), 7 (Window-door details), 8 (Enclosure details), 9 (CTMP) and 12 (Cycle Park Details) of 25/02494/F
Awaiting decision Conditions Windows or glazing 15 docs -
Land Adjacent Old School House Rectory Lane Fringford Bicester OX27 8DX
T1 - Sycamore, crown raise to create 4.5m highways clearance. T2 - Hawthorn, Remove 1 codominant stem. T3 - Ash, crown raise to create 2m clearance from the residence, removing 3 primary branches. Trees subject to TPO 11/1997.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
White Cottage Rectory Lane Fringford Bicester OX27 8DX
Sub-division of the existing house and site, re-instating the original two dwelling configuration. Related single storey extensions and external alterations. Altered and new vehicular access/parking provision
Granted Full applications Extension 76 docsSeveral homes -
Rose Cottage Rectory Lane Fringford Bicester OX27 8DX
Discharge of Condition 5 (render) of 25/00979/F
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
Milton House Little Paddock Fringford OX27 8EJ
Single storey rear extension
Granted Full applications Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
The Old Bakehouse Fringford OX27 8DU
85% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for removal of internal, non-load-bearing partition walls at ground and first floor to create open-plan living accommodation; replacement of existing windows and doors with matching new units within existing openings; enlargement of window openings to form doors and formation of two new openings in existing masonry walls
Awaiting decision Lawful development Windows or glazing 25 docs
Other tree works applications
In Cherwell
-
26/02207/TCA Granted
Walnut Tree House Goose Walk Bloxham OX15 4JD
T1 Walnut - reduce by 1.5 - 2 metres T2 Portuguese Laurel - reduce by 1.5 - 2 metres
-
26/02567/TPO Withdrawn
2 Hollybush Road Hook Norton Banbury OX15 5LY
Lime trees T7 and T8 - lift crown to 5.2m all round through the removal of secondary branches only. Trees subject to TPO 16/2026.
-
26/02612/TCA Awaiting decision
Brantlith Manor Orchard Horley Banbury OX15 6DZ
T1 Acer Flamingo - repollard regrowth by cutting back approx 2.5 metres, (just back to the knuckles of the previous pollarding).
-
26/02603/TPO Awaiting decision
Kirtlington Village Hall Committee Kirtlington Village Hall South Green Kirtlington OX5 3HJ
2 x Sycamore Trees and 1 Oak Tree - to reduce by approx 2m - subject to TPO 02/2023
-
26/02015/TPO Granted
Crown Barn Street From Fringford To Caversfield Fringford OX27 8RQ
T3 - 1x Aesculus hippcastanum - Due to its size, unequal growth and concern due to proximity to the house, remove the tree completely - subject to TPO 04/1994