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Bicester Methodist Church Bell Lane Bicester OX26 6JQ

26/00741/TCAWorks To Trees In Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 1 May 2026

Council decision: Permitted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Catalypa - crown raise to 2.4 metres above ground level and tip reduce by removing up to 1 metre south/west to maintain crown spread above the highway. T2 Acer griseum - crown raise to 2.2metres above ground level.

Received
23 March 2026
Ward
Bicester East
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 May
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 39 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Bicester Methodist Church Bell Lane Bicester OX26 6JQ. Cherwell has handled 1,709 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 3 weeks quicker than Cherwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Bicester conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Bicester East. We hold 1,773 applications in total for the OX26 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
OX26 6JQ
Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bicester

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Target decision date
4 May 2026

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 that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: BicesterPart of the site
  • 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.

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.

Source: Cherwell

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