5 Old Rectory High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01646/TPO - Works To Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Lime - A group of four stems maintained annually to create a pollard effect - re-pollard; Holm Oak - heavily reduced in 2017 to create a pollard effect, regularly trimmed to maintain screening for neighbouring residence - annual trim using a hedge trimmer - subject to TPO 04/1966 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultation Response Document · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Application Documents Document · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Rousham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Two Trees Farmhouse and Attached Farmbuildings, Grade II, about 59 m from the postcode pin · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £157,000 in March 2007. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

1 March 2007£157,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area59 m² (635 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100)
PropertyDetached flat, 2 habitable rooms
Built2007 onwards
HeatingBoiler and radiators, electric
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2012, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Works To Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
OX25 5LL
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Fringford And Heyfords
Parish
Upper Heyford
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 25 days slower than Cherwell's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
396decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Bunny End 22 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Ash, Crown reduce by removing 2m in height and 4m in total crown spread, removing up to 4…
25/03186/TCA
2025 Approved
Bunny Row Cottage 21 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Raise chimney height from 1.2m to 1.8m.
25/02560/F
2025 Approved
Bunny Row Cottage 21 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Raise chimney height from 1.2m to 1.8m.
25/02562/LB
2025
Bunny End 22 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Ash, Crown reduce by removing 2m in height and 4m in total crown spread, removing up to 4…
25/03186/TCA
2025 Approved
Bunny Row Cottage 21 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Raise chimney height from 1.2m to 1.8m.
25/02560/F
2025 Approved
Bunny Row Cottage 21 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Raise chimney height from 1.2m to 1.8m.
25/02562/LB
2025 Approved
Rectory Farm Mill Lane Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LH
T1-2 (Beech) reduce lower laterals over neighbours garden by up to 2m (laterals below 5m…
25/02193/TPO
2025 Approved
Rectory Farm Mill Lane Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LH
T1-2 (Beech) reduce lower laterals over neighbours garden by up to 2m (laterals below 5m…
25/02193/TPO
2025 Approved
Glebe House Mill Lane Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LH
FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 (Pine) - fell tree
25/01766/TPO_5
2025 Approved
Glebe House Mill Lane Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LH
FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 (Pine) - fell tree
25/01766/TPO_5
2025
10 New College Square Upper Heyford OX25 5NG
To remove and grind out x1 large Eucalyptus tree, this tree has outgrown its surroundings…
25/01386/TCA
2025
10 New College Square Upper Heyford OX25 5NG
To remove and grind out x1 large Eucalyptus tree, this tree has outgrown its surroundings…
25/01386/TCA
2025
Gable Cottage 11 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
T1 Ilex aquifolium (common holly). Removal of one of two trunks at fork approx. 2 metres…
25/00512/TCA
2025
Gable Cottage 11 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
T1 Ilex aquifolium (common holly). Removal of one of two trunks at fork approx. 2 metres…
25/00512/TCA
2024 Approved
Gable Cottage 11 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Damson (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia) (T1) Fell. Overhanging pavement and at risk of…
24/01869/TCA
2024 Approved
Gable Cottage 11 High Street Upper Heyford OX25 5LE
Damson (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia) (T1) Fell. Overhanging pavement and at risk of…
24/01869/TCA
2024 Approved
5 Old Rectory High Street Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LL
Lime - A group of four stems maintained annually to create a pollard effect - Repollard…
24/00947/TPO
2024 Approved
5 Old Rectory High Street Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LL
Lime - A group of four stems maintained annually to create a pollard effect - Repollard…
24/00947/TPO
2024 Approved
Rectory Garden Mill Lane Upper Heyford Oxfordshire OX25 5LH
G1 x No 4 Silver Birch - a group of four trees creating screening, reduce to near previou…
24/00950/TCA
2024 Approved
Rectory Garden Mill Lane Upper Heyford Oxfordshire OX25 5LH
G1 x No 4 Silver Birch - a group of four trees creating screening, reduce to near previou…
24/00950/TCA
2017 Withdrawn
Rectory Farm Mill Lane Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LH
T1 x Walnut, T2 x Pine - Fell
17/00172/TCA
2016 Approved
The Rickyard Mill Lane Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LH
T1 x Pine - Fell
16/00302/TCA
2016 Approved
Rectory Garden Mill Lane Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LH
Addition of 1 No rooflight and modification to an existing ground floor window to the fro…
16/01671/F
2016 Approved
5 Old Rectory High Street Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LL
Raise crown of 4 No Holm Oaks - Subject to TPO 4/66/A1
16/01224/TPO
2016 Approved
5 Old Rectory High Street Upper Heyford Bicester OX25 5LL
4 No. Common Limes, pollard stumps down to 3 metres. 4 No. Holm Oaks, prune back crown to…
16/01207/TPO
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.