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Derwen Bicester Road Launton Oxfordshire OX26 5DP

Awaiting decision Cherwell 26/02121/TPO Works To Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut - crown raise by up to 4m above ground level, T2 Oak - Crown raise up to a height of 5m, pruning secondary branches only, T4 Copper Beech - Crown raise foliage to around 4m and reduce foliage back from power lines/poles to clear them by at least 1m, T5 Copper Beech - Crown raise by removing lower epicormic growth and lesser branches to around 4m and prune back to clear power lines by at least 1m, subject to TPO 001/1981 and TPO 012/1988

As published by the council, reference 26/02121/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/02121/TPO
Type
Works To Tree Preservation Order
Status
Valid Applicaton Received
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
Parish
Launton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX26 5DP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 5 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cherwell took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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