Planning application
Stone Cottage 34 School Road Finstock Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 3DJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Bay - Reduce/Trim by 1.5 meters to more formal round shape. T2 - Birch - Remove dead limbs back to lower growth point. T3 - Plum - Reduce by 1.5 meters remove major dead wood. T4 -Elder - Reduce over extended side limb by 2 metres.
As published by the council, reference 26/00358/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00358/TCA
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise no objection
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Charlbury and Finstock
- Parish
- Finstock
- Postcode
- OX7 3DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by West Oxfordshire
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise no objection
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Oxfordshire granted permission on 5 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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