Souldern Court High Street Souldern OX27 7JH Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 26/00740/TCA
Trees & landscaping
Council
Cherwell 3.6/10
Date received
23 Mar 2026
Date validated
23 Mar 2026
Postcode
OX27 7JH

Description

T1 Cherry - crown raise/reduce to create up to 1 metre clearance from the wall and pillar and ensure highways clearance is maintained. T2 Evergreen tree - cut back to create 1 metre clearance from the neighbouring residence and ensure highways clearance is maintained. T3 Birch - crown reduce by 1.5 metres to maintain crown size and reshape. T4 Yew - crown reduce by removing 1m from the entire crown area. G5 Cherry avenue - crown raise to create 3 metre clearance above the drive G6 Plum - cut back to create 1 metre clearance from the neighbouring residence. T7 Cedar - crown raise to 3.5metres on the main stem to encourage apical dominance and select one main leader reducing codominant stems by 1 metre T8 Tree of Heaven- remove epicormic from the main stem and branch stubs. T9 Apple - Fell. T10 Silver Birch- Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 3

Souldern 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.
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Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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20 Mar 2026Pending

LocationSouldern Court High Street Souldern OX27 7JH

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Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Yew tree - sympathetic reduction of canopy - cutting back lateral branches to an appropri…
22/03184/TPO
2022 Approved
Yew tree - sympathetic reduction of canopy - cutting back lateral branches to an appropri…
22/03184/TPO
2021 Refused
T1 x Yew in rear garden. This tree has been being monitored by ourselves (Treetops) for w…
21/03916/TCA
2021 Refused
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21/03916/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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25/00971/LB
2025 Approved
The Rock The Hill Souldern Oxfordshire OX27 7JE
Replacement of damaged windows with like-for-like replacements using Heritage glass to im…
25/00971/LB
2023 Approved
Pond Cottage The Hill Souldern Oxfordshire OX27 7JE
RETROSPECTIVE emergency works to the exterior following a loss of kerosene heating oil. E…
23/03219/LB
2023 Approved
Pond Cottage The Hill Souldern Oxfordshire OX27 7JE
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23/03219/LB
2023 Approved
Highland Cottage The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JE
Like-for-like replacement of two front facing downstairs windows
23/02192/LB
2023 Approved
Highland Cottage The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JE
Like-for-like replacement of two front facing downstairs windows
23/02192/LB
2023 Approved
Alley Cottage The Hill Souldern OX27 7JF
T1 x Hazel (multi stemmed) T2 x Hazel (multi stemmed) Permission sought to coppice/stool…
23/02744/TCA
2023 Approved
Alley Cottage The Hill Souldern OX27 7JF
T1 x Hazel (multi stemmed) T2 x Hazel (multi stemmed) Permission sought to coppice/stool…
23/02744/TCA
2023
Alley Cottage The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JF
T1 x Removal of Field Maple from roadside hedge T2 x Reduce height of overgrown Leylandii…
23/01030/TCA
2023
Alley Cottage The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JF
T1 x Removal of Field Maple from roadside hedge T2 x Reduce height of overgrown Leylandii…
23/01030/TCA
2022 Approved
Church Of The Annunciation To The Blessed Virgin Mary Church Lane Souldern OX27 7JQ
T19 - Cedar, Remove deadwood throughout crown, remove secondary smaller diameter suppress…
22/00997/TPO
2022 Approved
Church Of The Annunciation To The Blessed Virgin Mary Church Lane Souldern OX27 7JQ
T19 - Cedar, Remove deadwood throughout crown, remove secondary smaller diameter suppress…
22/00997/TPO
2022 Approved
Rock Cottage The Hill Souldern OX27 7JE
Existing, unauthorised window sashes replaced with compliant design slimlite individual p…
22/00465/LB
2022 Approved
Rock Cottage The Hill Souldern OX27 7JE
Existing, unauthorised window sashes replaced with compliant design slimlite individual p…
22/00465/LB
2021 Refused
Rock Cottage The Hill Souldern OX27 7JE
RETROSPECTIVE - Like-for-like replacement of timber sash windows with thin double glazed…
21/03852/LB
2021 Refused
Rock Cottage The Hill Souldern OX27 7JE
RETROSPECTIVE - Like-for-like replacement of timber sash windows with thin double glazed…
21/03852/LB
2021
Church Of The Annunciation To The Blessed Virgin Mary Church Lane Souldern OX27 7JQ
T19 x Cedar - Remove deadwood and decayed leader. Crown raise over footpath and prune to…
21/04222/TCA
2021
Church Of The Annunciation To The Blessed Virgin Mary Church Lane Souldern OX27 7JQ
T19 x Cedar - Remove deadwood and decayed leader. Crown raise over footpath and prune to…
21/04222/TCA
2021 Approved
Pond Cottage The Hill Souldern OX27 7JE
Installation of a Conservation style 134cm x 98cm Velux window/rooflight in en-suite bath…
21/00347/LB
2021 Approved
Pond Cottage The Hill Souldern OX27 7JE
Installation of a Conservation style 134cm x 98cm Velux window/rooflight in en-suite bath…
21/00346/F
2018 Approved
Pond Cottage The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JE
T1 x Yew - Prune back from property to allow 1.5m clearance from property, Crown lift up…
18/00143/TCA
2018 Approved
Hollies Farm The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JF
Insertion of new opening in garden wall (Retrospective)
18/00218/LB
2018 Approved
Hollies Farm The Hill Souldern Bicester OX27 7JF
Insertion of new opening in garden wall (Retrospective)
18/00218/LB
2017 Approved
Souldern Court High Street Souldern Bicester OX27 7JH
T1 x Hornbeam - Fell. There are 2 hornbeams in very close proximity to each other. The sm…
17/00414/TCA
2017 Approved
Souldern Court High Street Souldern Bicester OX27 7JH
T1 x Hornbeam - Fell. There are 2 hornbeams in very close proximity to each other. The sm…
17/00414/TCA
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