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Car Park West Court 45 West Street Banbury

Awaiting decision Cherwell 25/01569/TCA Works To Trees In Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

With reference to the Tree Table Data detailed in the tree report in Appendix 1 and tree location plan: T1 Lawson Cypress - Reduce height by 4m - Lifting the tarmac of 3rd party driveway. May cause structural issues to adjacent buildings in the future. T2 Amelanchier - Reduce upper crown to north east to give 1m clearance to lamp post - Minor dieback within upper crown and the upper crown to north east encroaches lamp post. T3 Japanese Maple - Reduce crown to east laterally to give 2m clearance to building as it encroaches building. G1 Laurel - Maintain pruning to keep clear of parking space - previously pruned away from the parking spaces.

As published by the council, reference 25/01569/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/01569/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
15 Jun 2025
Validated
15 Jun 2025
Ward
Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
Parish
Banbury

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2025

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 August 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cherwell took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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