Planning application
Arcanthus House 57 Hightown Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9BE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Thuja (T1) - Crown lifting to approximately 2.5 metres above the drive - Subject to TPO 004/2004.
As published by the council, reference 26/01543/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01543/TPO
- Type
- Works To Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
- Parish
- Banbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX16 9BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cherwell granted permission on 20 August 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.
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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