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52 Bickerton Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7LS

Refused Oxford 25/02170/TPO Works to a tree with a TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Works to 1no Chestnut tree as specified by Climbing High Tree Care Ltd as identified in the Oxford City Council Bickerton Road (No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1986. T1 - Chestnut - Reduce by approximately 1.5/2m in height and spread to suitable growth points

As published by the council, reference 25/02170/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/02170/TPO
Type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Decided
25 Sep 2025
Ward
Headington Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX3 7LS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 19/00502/FUL Granted

    52 Bickerton Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7LS

    Conversion of garage into habitable space.

    Decided 8 May 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 25 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Oxford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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