Rafters Backside Lane Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02600/TCA - Works To Trees In Conservation Area Case Officer Assigned
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Poplar ~ Pollard at 6m recent limb failures and heavy dead wood. T2 Maple ~ Remove reverted growth T3 Birch ~ Fell dead tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Cherwell's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 6

Other documents 6

PDF Application Documents Document · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Correspondence Document · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Documents Document · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Public bridleway about 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Conservation area about 12 m away: Sibford Gower and Burdrop
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Sibford Gower built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 20 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.

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Postcode
OX15 5RS
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
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

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
2 Acre Ditch Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RS
Two storey and single storey rear extensions
25/02152/F
2025 Approved
2 Acre Ditch Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RS
Two storey and single storey rear extensions
25/02152/F
2025 Approved
1 Acre Ditch Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RS
Two storey and single storey extensions to rear
25/02065/F
2025 Approved
1 Acre Ditch Sibford Gower Oxfordshire OX15 5RS
Two storey and single storey extensions to rear
25/02065/F
2025 Approved
2 Acre Ditch Sibford Gower OX15 5RS
T1 x Juniper - tree is suffocated in ivy. Low amenity value. Will replace with fruit tree…
25/00997/TCA
2025 Approved
2 Acre Ditch Sibford Gower OX15 5RS
T1 x Juniper - tree is suffocated in ivy. Low amenity value. Will replace with fruit tree…
25/00997/TCA
2024 Refused
Former Paddocks Backside Lane Sibford Gower OX15 5RS
Permission in Principle - construction of up to 5no. dwellings
24/01766/PIP
2024 Refused
Former Paddocks Backside Lane Sibford Gower OX15 5RS
Permission in Principle - construction of up to 5no. dwellings
24/01766/PIP
2022 Approved
Littlebury Backside Lane Sibford Gower OX15 5RS
Conversion of loft to habitable accommodation and associated alterations, including roofl…
22/00102/F
2022 Approved
Littlebury Backside Lane Sibford Gower OX15 5RS
Conversion of loft to habitable accommodation and associated alterations, including roofl…
22/00102/F
2018 Approved
Woodhall Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Variation of condition 2 of 17/02579/F - Make minor amendments to the approved scheme, in…
18/02124/F
2018 Approved
Woodhall Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Variation of condition 2 of 17/02579/F - Make minor amendments to the approved scheme, in…
18/02124/F
2018 Approved
Appletree Cottage Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Single storey side extension comprising Carport & Garden Room.
18/00187/F
2018 Approved
Appletree Cottage Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Single storey side extension comprising Carport & Garden Room.
18/00187/F
2017 Approved
Woodhall Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Erection of front and side two storey extension together with a new garage
17/02579/F
2017 Approved
Woodhall Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Erection of front and side two storey extension together with a new garage
17/02579/F
2017 Approved
Littlebury Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Erection of 1.5 storey side extension and addition of dormer window to front roof slope
17/01587/F
2017 Approved
Littlebury Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Erection of 1.5 storey side extension and addition of dormer window to front roof slope
17/01587/F
2017 Approved
Thurlestone House Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Discharge of condition 3 (stone sample) of 16/01262/F
17/00185/DISC
2017 Approved
Thurlestone House Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
Discharge of condition 3 (stone sample) of 16/01262/F
17/00185/DISC
2016 Approved
Thurlestone House Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
New stone porch with parapet wall and hidden flat roof and glazed lantern with oak framed…
16/01262/F
2017 Approved
Rafters Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
T1 - T4, T5 x Birch - Fell T6 x Hazel - Coppice
17/00349/TCA
2017 Approved
Rafters Backside Lane Sibford Gower Banbury OX15 5RS
T1 - T4, T5 x Birch - Fell T6 x Hazel - Coppice
17/00349/TCA
Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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