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Foxtownsend Lodge North Heyford Road Kirtlington OX5 3HS

Awaiting decision Cherwell 26/02450/TCA Works To Trees In Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 Bay - reduce canopy 30% (2.5 metres approx.) G1 mixed species Laurel/Hawthorn with self set ash trees -signs of die back, fell ash trees and reduce hedge line to 3 - 3.5 metres approx

As published by the council, reference 26/02450/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02450/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Case Officer Assigned
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX5 3HS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 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

9 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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