9 Wykham Gardens Banbury OX16 9LF Data via plota.co.uk

25/02089/TPO - Works To Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1 London Plane - Crown lift to provide statutory clearance of 3m over the pathway and 6m clearance over the road. Reduce side over the neighbouring garden back by 2m. Reduce back eastern side by up to 2m and blend in with crown outline; T2 Yew - Fell to ground level; T3 London Plane - Crown lift to provide statutory clearance of 3m over the pathway and 6m clearance over the road - subject to TPO 05/2016 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
9 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
4 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
7 Apr 2026

Approved on 4 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
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 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Works To Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
OX16 9LF
Received
12 Aug 2025
Validated
9 Oct 2025
Ward
Banbury Calthorpe And Easington
Parish
Banbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Dec 2025
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
4 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 7 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002596 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 18 days slower than Cherwell's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
396decided 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:
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
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