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St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA

Refused Cherwell 25/02707/TCA Works To Trees In Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T 49 Horse Chestnut - Fell, reduced crown vigour. Roots causing damage to boundary wall and neighbouring St Mary's Centre gas supply.

As published by the council, reference 25/02707/TCA

Application record

Reference
25/02707/TCA
Type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
25 Sep 2025
Validated
25 Sep 2025
Decided
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Banbury Cross And Neithrop
Parish
Banbury
Postcode
OX16 0AA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01614/TCA Granted

    St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA

    T1 Ash - Fell due to Ash Die Back disease

    Decided 29 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 24/03310/TCA_5 Granted

    St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA

    Five Day Notice Reason or removal: Following Storm “Darragh” root plate heave and soil cracking is evident on the two conifers identified above. The trees are in a public area adjacent to high footfall areas, T1651 is next to the highway public footpath and leaning on a lighting column, T1707 is next to a grave tomb. Both trees need urgent removal for Health & Safety reasons

    Decided 11 Dec 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Sep 2025

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 31 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Cherwell refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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    24/03310/TCA_5 Submitted 11 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Five Day Notice Reason or removal: Following Storm “Darragh” root plate heave and soil cracking is evident on the two conifers identified above. The trees are in a public area adjacent to high footfall areas, T1651 is next to the highway public footpath and leaning on a lighting column, T1707 is next to a grave tomb. Both trees need urgent removal for Health & Safety reasons

    Granted Trees

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