Planning application
1 New Manor House South Side Steeple Aston Bicester OX25 4RR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Yew Tree - 1m reduction overall, 4m lift over shared access driveway, 5m lift over path and main road, removal of dead wood, subject to TPO 03/2022
As published by the council, reference 26/02285/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02285/TPO
- Type
- Works To Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Deddington
- Parish
- Steeple Aston
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX25 4RR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by Cherwell
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17 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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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 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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