Planning application
St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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.
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26/01614/TCA Granted
St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA
T1 Ash - Fell due to Ash Die Back disease
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2025
Received by Cherwell
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31 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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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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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
Granted Trees -
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Original sent on the 26/07/26 Not recieved T1 ~ Horse Chestnut ~ Fell ~ Tree in server decline with Phytophthora present and active. Dead wood and tip die back throughout. Removal to allow reinstatement with heavy standard Dawyck Beech specimen tree.
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26/02242/TCA Awaiting decision
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26/01647/TPO Granted
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Sycamore - crown reduce by 2-2.5m south removing up to 3m and crown thin by 20%, the pruning will allow additional light to reach the garden and clear the residence. The adjacent tree east was pruned by us around 2 years ago, the aerial image shows the clearance we achieved. Epicormic growth 0-8m will also be removed. To re-shape the retained crown a 1m reduction (removing up to 2m) above the neighbouring garden, west will be completed - subject to TPO 023/2005
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26/01646/TPO Granted
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