The Poplars Barford Road Bloxham OX15 4EZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01179/TPO - Works To Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T23 x Lombardy Poplar- reduce by up to 5m following defects identified during aerial inspection (significant hollowing within upper portion of crown of T23) T22 x Lombardy Poplar- uniform reduction of up to 5m as a neighbouring tree to T23 in order to prevent increased wind loading on newly exposed canopy - subject to TPO Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 May 2026
Approved

Approved on · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bloxham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Works To Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
OX15 4EZ
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Adderbury, Bloxham And Bodicote
Parish
Bloxham
Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision level
Delegated

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Jun 2026
Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cherwell is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #247 out of 296. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cherwell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #77 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #101 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #247 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #218 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
117 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,091
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026