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Application overview
T 49 Horse Chestnut - Fell, reduced crown vigour. Roots causing damage to boundary wall and neighbouring St Mary's Centre gas supply.
Proposal details
- Reference
- 25/02707/TCA
- Ward
- Banbury Cross And Neithrop
- Parish
- Banbury
- Agent
- Julia O'Shea
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St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA
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Documents 8 of 8
| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Consultee SpecialApplication Document | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Location PlanApplication Documents | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application RedactedApplication Documents | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
| St Marys Tree Works_Schedule_Sept 25.pdfSupporting Documents | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Minutes of St Mary July 15th 25.docxSupporting Documents | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| TCA Acknowledgement LetterCase Correspondence | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Delegated Officer ReportOfficer Report | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Refused
Decision Notice Planning conditions
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Related records
- 97/01484/TCA 13/08/1997 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Mary's Church North Bar Street Banbury Oxon Various works to 114 trees within St Mary's Churchyard as part of a tree management program. Permitted 15/10/1997application · Linked by the council
- 00/02403/F 29/11/2000 Full Development St Mary's Church North Bar Street Banbury Oxon Construction of new external ramp on the south side of the front entrance to match the existing ramp on the north side of the front entrance Permitted 24/01/2001application · Linked by the council
- 07/02670/TCA 19/12/2007 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury Oxfordshire Fell 1 No. Laburnum tree Permitted 29/01/2008application · Linked by the council
- 09/00053/TCA 19/03/2009 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury Oxfordshire Horse Chestnut- thin crown branches by 20% and shape to reduce limbs over St Marys Centre Permitted 22/04/2009application · Linked by the council
- 10/00209/TCA 31/08/2010 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury Oxfordshire T1 - Laurel - Remove large branch resting on wall. Crown lift all branches overhanging wall by 1.5m and consolidate crown. Crown lift all of the tree to a minimum height of 2m. T2 - Birch - Remove branches from main stem which overhang the street light Permitted 22/09/2010application · Linked by the council
- 10/00321/TCA 30/11/2010 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury Oxfordshire Various tree works as per schedule Permitted 22/12/2010application · Linked by the council
- 12/00136/TCA 24/05/2012 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury Oxfordshire T1 x Thorn - Fell T2 x Laurel - Coppice T3 x Pyracantha - Fell T4 x Box - Remove T5 x Yew - Crown reduce to 10m and thin by 15% T6 x Oriental Plane - Crown lift off street light T7 T8 x Elder - Fell T9 x Unknown - Coppice T10 T11 x Ash - Fell Permitted 05/07/2012application · Linked by the council
- 12/00291/TCA 18/10/2012 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0AA T1 x Douglas Fir - Fell Permitted 12/11/2012application · Linked by the council
- 13/00160/TCA 18/06/2013 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1 x Aesculus Hippocastanum - Crown reduce by 25% and replace cable bracing x 3 Permitted 01/08/2013application · Linked by the council
- 13/00369/TCA 25/11/2013 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1, T2, T3 + T4 x Plum - Fell Permitted 23/12/2013application · Linked by the council
- 13/00372/TCA 28/11/2013 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1 x Betula Spp - Remove the three lower branches overhanging car park T2 x Acer Spp - Crown clean and deadwood T3 x Prunus Spp - Remove two branches overhanging footpath Permitted 23/12/2013application · Linked by the council
- 15/00243/TCA 28/07/2015 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1 x Betula - Crown clean of dead wood. Tipping back by 2 meters of car park. Permitted 07/09/2015application · Linked by the council
- 14/00196/TCA 24/06/2014 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1 x Goat Willow - Crown thin by 20%, remove leaning stem over car park to union and deadwood T2 x Rowan - Crown clean T3 x Maple - Crown lift by 4.0m over car park area and deadwood Permitted 07/08/2014application · Linked by the council
- 14/00415/TCA 28/11/2014 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Cut back from street light by 2.0m T2 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Remove ivy T3 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Crown lift to 2.5m T4 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Cut back from street light by 2.0m T5 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Crown lift to 2.5m T6 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Crown lift to 2.5m T7 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Cut back from property by 2.0m T8 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Remove epic basal growth T9 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Cut back from property by 2.0m T10 x Unidentified Broadleaf - Remove dangerous limb on roadside by traffic lights Permitted 14/01/2015application · Linked by the council
- 15/01703/LB 25/08/2015 Listed Building St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA Reinstate boundary walls to the church grounds (schedule of works appended) Permitted 20/10/2015application · Linked by the council
- 15/01542/F 25/08/2015 Full Development St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA Reinstate boundary walls to the church grounds (schedule of works appended) Permitted 20/10/2015application · Linked by the council
- 18/00033/TCA_5 05/01/2018 TCA - 5 Day Notice St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA FIVE DAY NOTCICE T1654 x Oriental Plane - Large scaffold limb rubbing against limb causing delay - remove. Permitted 08/01/2018application · Linked by the council
- 17/00168/DISC 10/04/2017 Discharge Of Conditions St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA Discharge of condition 4 (arboricultural method statement) of 15/01542/F Permitted 18/05/2017application · Linked by the council
- 19/00029/TCA 30/01/2019 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA Tree works as per attached schedule and plan. Permitted 12/03/2019application · Linked by the council
- 20/02105/TCA 04/08/2020 Works To Tree Preservation Order St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1, T2 & T10 x Plane Oriental, T16 x Beech, T32 x Plane London - Remove deadwood. T19 x Plane Oriental - Remove deadwood (exempt). Remove hanging branches. T77 x Maple Paper Bark - Reduce north limb by up to 3.0m. T36 x Ash Common - Fell. Renewal of permission granted 30 January 2019 for tree works to T3-T8, T11-13, T20, T23-31, T34-35, T38; T40, T42, T43, T46-48, T51-53, T55, T57, T60, T62-65, T67, T68, T74-76. Please see tree schedule for full details. Permitted 11/09/2020application · Linked by the council
- 23/02730/TCA 03/10/2023 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1 x Pussy Willow- 3 co dominant stems,remove and thin remaining canopy by 20%. T2 x Copper Maple- Reduce crown by 3 metres. T3- T4 X Yew Tree- Trim 1m all around. Permitted 13/11/2023application · Linked by the council
- 23/03484/TCA_5 11/12/2023 TCA - 5 Day Notice St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA FIVE DAY NOTICE T1 x Goat/Pussy Willow (Salix Caprea) - Remove Permitted 12/12/2023application · Linked by the council
- 24/00556/TCA 26/02/2024 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA See attached scedule Permitted 27/03/2024application · Linked by the council
- 24/03310/TCA_5 11/12/2024 TCA - 5 Day Notice St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA Five Day Notice Reason or removal: Following Storm “Darragh” root plate heave and soil cracking is evident on the two conifers identified above. The trees are in a public area adjacent to high footfall areas, T1651 is next to the highway public footpath and leaning on a lighting column, T1707 is next to a grave tomb. Both trees need urgent removal for Health & Safety reasons Permitted 11/12/2024application · Linked by the council
- 25/01104/TCA 16/04/2025 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA Please see plan and schedule Permitted 28/05/2025application · Linked by the council
- 26/01614/TCA 23/06/2026 Works To Trees In Conservation Area St Marys Church Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AA T1 Ash - Fell due to Ash Die Back disease Permitted 29/07/2026application · Linked by the council
