Planning application
The Old Vicarage Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Beech - cut back to create 1.5 metres clearance from the residence and 3.5 metres clearance above ground level G2 Lime group - Crown raise to 2.4 metres above ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/02238/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02238/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Case Officer Assigned
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bicester South And Ambrosden
- Parish
- Bicester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX26 6AY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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22/03673/LB Granted
The Old Vicarage Church Street Bicester OX26 6AY
New secondary glazing
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by Cherwell
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 October 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 39 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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