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St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY

Refused Cherwell 26/01138/TCA Works To Trees In Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Amended - 15.06.26 202784 - Tilia cordata - To Be felled

As published by the council, reference 26/01138/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/01138/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Decided
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Bicester South And Ambrosden
Parish
Bicester
Postcode
OX26 6AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01136/TCA Awaiting decision

    St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY

    T1 Prunus Cerasifera - remove broken branch to nearest safe point

    Submitted 7 May 2026 Trees
  • 26/00377/F Withdrawn

    St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY

    RETROSPECTIVE - Change of Use and transformation of an 80 square metre area on the southern wall of St. Edburg's Church yard grounds into a dedicated children's play area, with associated fencing

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 25/01016/TCA Awaiting decision

    St Edburgs Church Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY

    1 x Pinus Nigra in church yard at St Edburgs - fell to ground

    Submitted 4 Apr 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 9 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Cherwell refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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