Planning application
Monks Retreat Chapel Street Bicester OX26 6BD
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Strawberry - cut back by 5 metres approx. to the boundary wall, removing overhang encroaching on neighbouring property and above the stream. T2 Elaeagnus - cut back by 5 metres approx. to the boundary wall, removing overhang encroaching on neighbouring property and above the stream.
As published by the council, reference 26/00493/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00493/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Postcode
- OX26 6BD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Cherwell
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7 Apr 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
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cherwell granted permission on 7 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.
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