Planning application
Old Laundry Cottage Old Forge Road Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
3 mature silver birches - remove the low lateral branches and reduce canopy by 10/15% Eucalyptus - crown reduction by 10/15% with more coming off the lateral limbs that protrude out much further than the rest of the canopy.
As published by the council, reference 26/02176/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02176/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Under consideration
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- OX7 5RR
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Oxfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/02063/TCA Decided
Old Laundry Cottage Old Forge Road Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RR
Cherry tree - reduce by up to 2 meters
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by West Oxfordshire
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Oxfordshire took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with West Oxfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Oxfordshire decided tree works applications in a median of 25 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 500 metres
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Old Laundry Cottage Old Forge Road Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RR
100% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
Cherry tree - reduce by up to 2 meters
Decided Trees 2 docs -
Orchard End Old Forge Road Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RR
100% historically approved · decision due ~31 Aug
Cotoneaster/mixed shrub group - reduce to 1 meter below the power line. With the sides coming in by around 1m-1.5m to provide a nice shape. Lilac - reduce by around 1m-1.5m aiming to match the height of the leylandii hedge next to it.
Decided Trees 2 docs -
Hollingreave South End Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RR
100% historically approved · decision due ~31 Aug
T1 - Group of various fruit trees to be crown lifted, thinned and prunned T2 - Cherry plumb to crown lift by 2m to allow access for vehicles T3 - Willow tree to crown lift by 1-1.5 meters
Decided Trees 2 docs -
Pooh Corner South End Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RR
Conifer hedge to be removed to ground level. T1 Group of fruit trees to reduce back to previous prunning points and remoce once seletced limb of plum tree. T2 Oregon white oak tree/walnut tree to crown raise by 2 meters removing two of the lowest selective limbs on the right hand side of tree. T3
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Shepherds Paddock The Tewer Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5RG
96% historically approved · decision due ~4 Nov
Erection of a timber framed orangery to side elevation replacing existing timber structure.
Awaiting decision Householder Extension 8 docsDomestic -
Cardwell Farm Hook Norton Road Great Rollright Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5SB
Construction of two agricultural storage barns.
Withdrawn 29 docs
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