Planning application
Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AL
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - Holly - Fell small holly saplings around main stem to make a single feature tree. Reduce height and spread by 1.5 metres. Crown raise to 3 metres. G2 - Mixed under story - Fell hazel ,elder and other understory to open up the area below the trees to discourage anti social behaviour. T2 - Ash - Fell. G3 - Damson x2 - Fell x2. G4 - Beech and ash - Fell x2 poor specimens. T4 - Holly - Crown raise to 3 metre to clear fence by 1.5 meters. G6 - Laurel and holly - Fell. G8 - Mixed understory and hedging - Fell hedging and under story. Crown raise trees in group to 3 metres - all works are to to open up the area below the trees to discourage anti social behaviour. G10 - Holly,yew,ceder and laurel - Crown raise trees overhanging car park to a height of 4 metres. Reduce back overhang where needed by 1 metre to clear. G11 - Laurel mix - Crown raise to 4 metres to clear parking area. G12 - Holly,yew sycamore mix - Fell all smaller understory, crown raise remaining trees to 3.5 metres to open up the area below the trees to discourage anti social behaviour.
As published by the council, reference 26/00157/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00157/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
- Parish
- Banbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX16 9AL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00521/LB Awaiting decision
Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AL
RETROSPECTIVE - Structural works; re-pointing of all masonry including chimneys 1 and 2; repair works to chimney 2 (north side of building); re-roof of Block 5 including installation of new bat access arrangements, new flashing arrangement around skylight window, repairs to dormer on internal roof slope (south east side), repairs to dormer on east roof slope on north side of main roof, re-installation of existing ventilation extract on north east elevation and replace late 20th century SVP with concealed uPVC pipe and terminate through a discreet roof vent; timber/joinery works and internal works
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26/00156/TPO Granted
Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AL
T1 - Redwood - Crown raise to 4 metres building side co clear building by 2 metres. Remove epicormic. T5 - Yew - Crown raise to 3 metres to clear parking area. Trees subject to TPO 06/2005.
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25/03238/F Granted
Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AL
Alterations to existing hospital building to raise, insulate, and re-lay roof with new corrugated metal panelling, resulting in raised ridge height. Includes part-retrospective element relating to portion of roof already raised and replaced.
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25/02692/TPO Granted
Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AL
Holly Tree (wind blown) - Replacement tree already planted as part of mass planting undertaken after recent storm damage - clear fallen tree - Subject to TPO 07/2010.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Cherwell
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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Cherwell granted permission on 26 February 2026, 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.
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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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