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The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH

25/02166/TCAWorks To Trees In Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

G1- Beech woodland- Remove large deadwood stubs and broken branches. Crown raise to 1.8 metres leaving smaller growth on main stem. T2-Beech-Fell (storm damaged) T4-Holly-Remove long trailing branches house side approx x5 branches to encourage thicker growth.

Received
21 August 2025
Decision due
29 October 2025
Ward
Launton And Otmoor
  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Oct
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Rectory Weston Road Bletchingdon OX5 3DH. Cherwell has handled 1,709 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 August 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Queen Camel conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across Launton And Otmoor. We hold 1,579 applications in total for the OX5 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Cherwell District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
OX5 3DH
Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bletchingdon

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Aimee Drake Lower Buildings Sarsden Chipping Norton OX76PN

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Bletchingdon
  • Listed building: Grade II: Monk'S HeadOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Cherwell
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    1 Oct

    ***EMAIL TO AGENT TO CLARIFY LOCATION OF T5*** T1 - Tree Of Heaven - Selective reduction of over extended…

    PendingWorks To Trees In Conservation Area26/02560/TCA
  2. 2024
    19 Aug

    (T1) x Acer - Prune out reversion leaving variegated growth, reduce over extended growth by 1 metre where…

    PendingWorks To Trees In Conservation Area24/02257/TCA
  3. 2023
    13 Nov

    T1 x Ash -Framework pollard at 4.5-5 metres due to storm damage and continued limb failure.

    PendingTCA - 5 Day Notice23/03179/TCA_5
  4. 2022
    9 Mar

    G1 x 8 nos Conifers - Fell due to poor form, extensive limb and storm damage, close proximity to road. In…

    ApprovedWorks To Trees In Conservation Area22/00705/TCA
  5. 2021
    15 Sep

    New field gate to copse.

    ApprovedFull Development21/03174/F
  6. 2021
    24 Jun

    G1 x 6 nos Conifer with failing stems, poor form and unions, previous failed limb damage present, multiple…

    PendingWorks To Trees In Conservation Area21/02202/TCA

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