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Acanthus Clews Architects Arcanthus House 57 Hightown Road Banbury OX16 9BE

Granted Cherwell 25/02370/TPO Works To Tree Preservation Order

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
Granted As published: 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

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01659/TCA Granted

    Acanthus Clews Architects Arcanthus House 57 Hightown Road Banbury OX16 9BE

    Leylandii (G1) - Top the cypress group in the south east corner of the garden by approximately 50% (reduction to approximately 8 metres in height), and trim the sides to tidy. Cherry (T1) - Crown lift so that the crown is the same level all around (approximately measure at 2.5 metres on the north side of the crown). Ash (T2) - Crown lift to approximately 2.5 metres above the drive only (south side of the crown).

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Sep 2025

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 13 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Cherwell granted permission on 13 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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