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Land Adjacent Old School House Rectory Lane Fringford Bicester OX27 8DX

Granted Cherwell 26/00853/TPO Works To Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 26/00853/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/00853/TPO
Type
Works To Tree Preservation Order
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Decided
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Fringford And Heyfords
Parish
Fringford
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX27 8DX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 3 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cherwell granted permission on 3 July 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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