1 South Terrace Orchard Square Caversfield OX27 8AB

25/02992/TCAWorks To Trees In Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 Norway Maple - Crown raise to 4.5m above the garden, reduce the crown spread north by 2m, removing 3m of vigorous upright growth from the lateral at 4m north and reshape the retained crown.

Received: 17 November 2025
Decision due: 29 December 2025
Council: Cherwell District Council
Ward: Bicester North And Caversfield

ReceivedReceived17 Nov
ValidatedValidated17 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date29 Dec
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 1 South Terrace Orchard Square Caversfield OX27 8AB. Cherwell has handled 1,709 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the RAF Bicester conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Bicester North And Caversfield. We hold 920 applications in total for the OX27 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: OX27 8AB
Application type: Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Caversfield

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr Matthew Steele 4 Otmoor View Merton Bicester OX25 2NL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 7

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: RAF Bicester
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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

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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.

Source: Cherwell

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