Planning application
2 St Johns House St Johns Road Banbury OX16 5HX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 Poplar - Removal to ground level due to a large split stem occurring overnight on the 15/01/26 – heavily ivy-clad lapsed pollard with the presence of extensive decay & fungi at the split point adjacent to further large stems – target area includes adjacent playground of St John’s Priory School
As published by the council, reference 26/00154/TCA_5
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00154/TCA_5
- Type
- TCA - 5 Day Notice
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Banbury Cross And Neithrop
- Parish
- Banbury
- Postcode
- OX16 5HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 March 2026, 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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 39 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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