Planning application
Acanthus Clews Architects Arcanthus House 57 Hightown Road Banbury OX16 9BE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Birch (T1) - removal to ground level, this tree has been in decline for many years, remove for safety of the highway and footway users magnolia and thuja (G1) - Crown lifting the thuja and magnolia to approximately 3 metres above the footway, and reducing the north side by approximately 1.5 metres to remove overhang over the highway, works to reduce nuisance to highway and footway users
As published by the council, reference 25/02370/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02370/TPO
- Type
- Works To Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
- Parish
- Banbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX16 9BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Cherwell
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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