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Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AL

Awaiting decision Cherwell 26/02329/TPO Works To Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Fell seven small, self-set trees which belong solely to The Horton Hospital - T7, T8, T9, T14, T15, T16, T17 subject to TPO 07/2010

As published by the council, reference 26/02329/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/02329/TPO
Type
Works To Tree Preservation Order
Status
Under Consultation
Received
11 Sep 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Banbury Grimsbury And Hightown
Parish
Banbury
Postcode
OX16 9AL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00038/F Granted

    Horton General Hospital Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AL

    Installation of new Air Handling Plant on the existing external Plant Deck adjacent to the Radiology Department

    Decided 6 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Case Officer Assigned.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 November 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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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 37 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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