Planning application
Acanthus Clews Architects Arcanthus House 57 Hightown Road Banbury OX16 9BE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Leylandii (G1) - Top the cypress group in the south east corner of the garden by approximately 50% (reduction to approximately 8 metres in height), and trim the sides to tidy. Cherry (T1) - Crown lift so that the crown is the same level all around (approximately measure at 2.5 metres on the north side of the crown). Ash (T2) - Crown lift to approximately 2.5 metres above the drive only (south side of the crown).
As published by the council, reference 26/01659/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01659/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
- Parish
- Banbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX16 9BE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cherwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02370/TPO Granted
Acanthus Clews Architects Arcanthus House 57 Hightown Road Banbury OX16 9BE
Birch (T1) - removal to ground level, this tree has been in decline for many years, remove for safety of the highway and footway users magnolia and thuja (G1) - Crown lifting the thuja and magnolia to approximately 3 metres above the footway, and reducing the north side by approximately 1.5 metres to remove overhang over the highway, works to reduce nuisance to highway and footway users
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 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 10 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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