22 Crouch Street Banbury OX16 9PP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02308/TCA - Works To Trees In Conservation Area Case Officer Assigned

Proposal

G1 Holly, Hazel - Crown Reduction - Reduce height and spread by up to 1 metre. Remove right hand stem by up to 5 metres and remove various holly suckers and hazel, up to yew to ground level. T1 Portuguese Laurel - Crown Reduction - Reduce height and spread by up to 2 metres. T2 Bay - Reduce to 1.8 metres from ground level - by up to 2 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Oct 2026, from Cherwell's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 3

15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 21 and 22, Crouch Strret, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Banbury conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Banbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £885,000 in February 2022. Detached house, freehold.

16 February 2022£885,000
19 May 2010£379,950
11 September 1996£95,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Works To Trees In Conservation Area
Postcode
OX16 9PP
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Banbury Cross And Neithrop
Parish
Banbury
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
264decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Cherwell is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #247 out of 296. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cherwell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #77 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #101 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #247 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #218 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
117 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,091
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.