Dovecote House 2 Dovecote Lane Somerton OX25 6NA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00341/TCA - Works To Trees In Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Birch Tree on frontage by telephone pole. Reduce height by up to 2.5 metres and reduce side growth as required to leave a rounded natural form. G1 Maple - Two multi stemmed trees overhanging road. Reduce both crowns back to previous points by removing up to 2.5 metres of regrowth, treating both trees as one crown and leaving a rounded naturalistic form. H1 Privet - Hedge block at rear of house. Fell and remove from site T2 Laburnum - Large tree by boundary wall. Fell in sections to ground level and remove from site G3 Holm Oak - 2 trees on rear boundary. Fell both trees in sections to ground level and remove from site. T3 London Plane Tree at rear of boundary. Reduce crown all round by up to 2.5 metres (previous points) leaving a rounded naturalistic form. G4 Birch - 2 trees on rear boundary. Reduce both trees all round by up to 2 metres (previous points) leaving rounded naturalistic form. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Approved
18 Mar 2026

Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Document · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Document · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF FeeCalculation.pdf Document · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF Case Correspondence Document · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Correspondence Document · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Correspondence Document · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Document · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF AttachmentSummary.pdf Document · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Marked Map 22543.docx Document · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Somerton 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 133 m away: Somerton Manor House; earthworks and remains of hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1288 m away: Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 Planning Inspectorate, 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 £220,000 in August 1999. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 August 1999£220,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Postcode
OX25 6NA
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Deddington
Parish
Somerton
Target decision
23 Mar 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
18 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. 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

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
T1 x Hedge - Reduce height by up to 10ft. T2 x Maple - Reduce back to previous reduction…
20/01498/TCA
2020 Approved
T1 x Hedge - Reduce height by up to 10ft. T2 x Maple - Reduce back to previous reduction…
20/01498/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Dormer House Ardley Road Somerton OX25 6LP
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25/02690/TCA
2025 Approved
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T1 Walnut - crown raise to 4m above the drive and 1.5m clearance above the garage. Crown…
25/02690/TCA
2022 Withdrawn
Glyde House Fritwell Road Somerton OX25 6NA
Removal of Condition 9 of 73/348 (use of premises) - The property is no longer required t…
22/03647/F
2022 Withdrawn
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22/03647/F
2024 Approved
Bonners Barn Dovecote Lane Somerton OX25 6NA
T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by a maximum of 3m.
24/02075/TCA
2024 Approved
Bonners Barn Dovecote Lane Somerton OX25 6NA
T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by a maximum of 3m.
24/02075/TCA
2024 Withdrawn
Silver Birch Cottage Fritwell Road Somerton Oxfordshire OX25 6NJ
T1 x Silver Birch - located to the front of the property, crown reduce to near previous p…
24/00972/TCA
2024 Withdrawn
Silver Birch Cottage Fritwell Road Somerton Oxfordshire OX25 6NJ
T1 x Silver Birch - located to the front of the property, crown reduce to near previous p…
24/00972/TCA
2024 Approved
Dorma Lodge Ardley Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6LP
Two storey extension to the existing house
24/00021/F
2024 Approved
Dorma Lodge Ardley Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6LP
Two storey extension to the existing house
24/00021/F
2024
Isabella Fritwell Road Somerton Oxfordshire OX25 6NJ
T1 x Hawthorn - Reduce to near previous points removing up to 1.5 metres T2 x Cherry - An…
24/00973/TCA
2024
Isabella Fritwell Road Somerton Oxfordshire OX25 6NJ
T1 x Hawthorn - Reduce to near previous points removing up to 1.5 metres T2 x Cherry - An…
24/00973/TCA
2021 Approved
Dormer House Ardley Road Somerton OX25 6LP
First floor side extension over existing single storey
21/01987/F
2021 Approved
Dormer House Ardley Road Somerton OX25 6LP
First floor side extension over existing single storey
21/01987/F
2020
Bonners Barn Dovecote Lane Somerton OX25 6NA
T1 - Sweet Chestnut -Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by a ma…
20/02766/TCA
2020
Bonners Barn Dovecote Lane Somerton OX25 6NA
T1 - Sweet Chestnut -Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by a ma…
20/02766/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Honeysuckle Cottage Fritwell Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6NJ
Change of garage to accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, including the insertion…
20/00913/F
2020 Withdrawn
Honeysuckle Cottage Fritwell Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6NJ
Change of garage to accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling, including the insertion…
20/00913/F
2019 Approved
Farmington House 4 Dovecote Lane Somerton OX25 6NA
T1, T2, T3 x Sycamore - Crown raise by up to 8.0m. T4 x Ash, self seeded with poor form…
19/02406/TCA
2019 Approved
Farmington House 4 Dovecote Lane Somerton OX25 6NA
T1, T2, T3 x Sycamore - Crown raise by up to 8.0m. T4 x Ash, self seeded with poor form…
19/02406/TCA
2018 Approved
3 Dovecote Lane Somerton Bicester OX25 6NA
T1 x Cherry, T2 x Sorbus - Fell T3 x Sycamore - Remove lowest branches extending over gar…
18/00053/TCA
2018 Approved
3 Dovecote Lane Somerton Bicester OX25 6NA
T1 x Cherry, T2 x Sorbus - Fell T3 x Sycamore - Remove lowest branches extending over gar…
18/00053/TCA
2017 Approved
Beck Lea Ardley Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6LP
T1 x Maple - Fell as tree of bad formation and overhanging drive.
17/00416/TCA
2017 Approved
Beck Lea Ardley Road Somerton Bicester OX25 6LP
T1 x Maple - Fell as tree of bad formation and overhanging drive.
17/00416/TCA
2016
5 Dovecote Lane Somerton Bicester OX25 6NA
T1 x Sycamore - Fell and replant with Yew/Laurel/Hawthorn or Beech hedging to complete he…
16/00326/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

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