Planning application
5 Old Rectory High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lime - A group of four stems maintained annually to create a pollard effect - re-pollard; Holm Oak - heavily reduced in 2017 to create a pollard effect, regularly trimmed to maintain screening for neighbouring residence - annual trim using a hedge trimmer - subject to TPO 04/1966
As published by the council, reference 26/01646/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01646/TPO
- Type
- Works To Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Fringford And Heyfords
- Parish
- Upper Heyford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX25 5LL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cherwell granted permission on 28 August 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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