2 St Johns House St Johns Road Banbury OX16 5HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00154/TCA_5 - TCA - 5 Day Notice Under Consultation
Schools, care & communityTrees & landscaping

Proposal

1 Poplar - Removal to ground level due to a large split stem occurring overnight on the 15/01/26 – heavily ivy-clad lapsed pollard with the presence of extensive decay & fungi at the split point adjacent to further large stems – target area includes adjacent playground of St John’s Priory School… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Jan 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 237.

Documents

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Site constraints 2

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.
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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 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Cherwell
Application type
TCA - 5 Day Notice
Postcode
OX16 5HX
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Banbury Cross And Neithrop
Parish
Banbury
Target decision
24 Jan 2026

Decision outlook

Day 237, past the statutory target. 70% of applications in Cherwell are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Sept 2026.

Day 237181 days past the 56-day target
39%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,239decided in the last year

Plota live figures for applications decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
T1 x Poplar - Pollard to approx 8.0m as tree has outgrown location and with target zone o…
17/00089/TCA
2017 Approved
T1 x Poplar - Pollard to approx 8.0m as tree has outgrown location and with target zone o…
17/00089/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
38 South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AE
Repair or like-for-like replacement of timber windows to ground and first floors to front…
25/01851/F
2025 Approved
38 South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AE
Repair or like-for-like replacement of timber windows to ground and first floors to front…
25/01851/F
2025 Approved
Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF
Remedial damp works/repairs to basement; below ground level window replacements
25/01928/LB
2025 Approved
Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF
Remedial damp works/repairs to basement; below ground level window replacements
25/01928/LB
2025 Approved
Second Floor 38 South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AE
T1 is a mature hornbeam located in the rear car park area of no. 38 South Bar Street. Wor…
25/01570/TPO
2025 Approved
Second Floor 38 South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AE
T1 is a mature hornbeam located in the rear car park area of no. 38 South Bar Street. Wor…
25/01570/TPO
2025 Approved
The Banbury House Hotel 23-31 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AH
Continued siting of two storage containers to rear of hotel on a temporary basis for up t…
25/01681/F
2025 Approved
The Banbury House Hotel 23-31 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AH
Continued siting of two storage containers to rear of hotel on a temporary basis for up t…
25/01681/F
2025 Approved
St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church, Presbytery South Bar Street Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AF
G1 - Highclere Holly - Remove all three trees to ground; T5 - Highclere Holly - Remove to…
25/01152/TPO
2025 Approved
St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church, Presbytery South Bar Street Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AF
G1 - Highclere Holly - Remove all three trees to ground; T5 - Highclere Holly - Remove to…
25/01152/TPO
2025 Approved
Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF
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25/01153/TCA
2025 Approved
Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF
Please see supplied data table and report for more details. T1 English yew Works: Sever a…
25/01153/TCA
2025 Approved
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Form internal opening at ground floor level between existing kitchen and dining room and…
25/00682/LB
2025 Approved
3 Oxford Road Banbury OX16 9AH
Form internal opening at ground floor level between existing kitchen and dining room and…
25/00682/LB
2024 Approved
4 Dashwood Terrace Dashwood Road Banbury OX16 5HF
Single storey rear extension
24/02331/F
2024 Approved
4 Dashwood Terrace Dashwood Road Banbury OX16 5HF
Single storey rear extension
24/02331/F
2024 Approved
3 Dashwood Terrace Dashwood Road Banbury OX16 5HF
T1 - Magnolia tree - requires crown reduction of approx 2.5m as now interfering with tele…
24/01819/TCA
2024 Approved
3 Dashwood Terrace Dashwood Road Banbury OX16 5HF
T1 - Magnolia tree - requires crown reduction of approx 2.5m as now interfering with tele…
24/01819/TCA
2020 Approved
The Old Malthouse St Johns Road Banbury OX16 5HX
PART RETROSPECTIVE - Construct new external mezzanine decking at the rear of the building…
20/00629/LB
2020 Approved
The Old Malthouse St Johns Road Banbury OX16 5HX
PART RETROSPECTIVE - Construct new external mezzanine decking at the rear of the building…
20/00628/F
2017 Approved
35 Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AH
Replace 1970s storm proof kitchen windows with smaller flush casement windows
17/00414/LB
2017 Approved
35 Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AH
Replace 1970s storm proof kitchen windows with smaller flush casement windows
17/00414/LB
2016 Approved
35 Oxford Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 9AH
Reconstruction of front bay window, repair of window pelmets, sash windows and French doo…
16/01891/LB
2016 Approved
Swann Financial Consultancy 39 South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AE
T1 x Pear - Fell
16/00206/TCA
2016 Approved
4 St Johns Road Banbury OX16 5HX
T1 x Holly (Ilex aquifolium) - Fell T2 x Wisteria (Wisteria) - Fell T3 x Ornamental Pear…
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Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings