Planning application
Briar Cottage Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH
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 height by 3 meters and width by up to 1 meter, trim sides to form more formal round shape.
As published by the council, reference 26/02516/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02516/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Case Officer Assigned
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX5 3DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00922/TCA Awaiting decision
Briar Cottage Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH
G1 - Conifers x2 - Fell to ground level. T2 - Weeping Silver Birch - Reduce over extended branches by 0.5 meters to improve weeping form. T3 - Sweet Gum - Reduce x 3 low limbs by 1 metre. T4 - Beech - Reduce x1 low limb house side by 1 metre, crown raise over garden to 2.5 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by Cherwell
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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
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.
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Orchard House Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH
97% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jun
T1 - Cedar - Reduce southeast side by up to 2.5 metres to reduce overhang into property. Remove low overhanging branch to stem.
Awaiting decision Trees 12 docs -
Briar Cottage Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH
97% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jun
G1 - Conifers x2 - Fell to ground level. T2 - Weeping Silver Birch - Reduce over extended branches by 0.5 meters to improve weeping form. T3 - Sweet Gum - Reduce x 3 low limbs by 1 metre. T4 - Beech - Reduce x1 low limb house side by 1 metre, crown raise over garden to 2.5 metres.
Awaiting decision Trees 12 docs -
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Mymms Cottage Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH
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Awaiting decision Trees 8 docs -
Wood Cottage Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH
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Granted Trees 14 docs
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