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| Application Number 25/01153/TCA |
Application Type Works To Trees In Conservation Area |
| Status Application Permitted |
Decision Level |
| Location Presbytery
St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church
South Bar Street
Banbury
OX16 9AF |
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| Proposal Please see supplied data table and report for more details.
T1 English yew
Works: Sever all ivy stems at base and strip ivy to give clear stem to at least 2m. Remove from crown following year.
Reason: To enable future inspections and reduce dominance in crown
T4 Irish yew
Works: Reduce by half. (C.1.5m). Reason: To remove dead and thin growth and encourage new shoots
T8 Common ash
Works: Crown lift secondary growth over apple tree (south west) to c. 4m, lightly reduce crown on remaining sides by 1-1.5m to achieve a more flowing crown profile and reduce growth over parking areas. Prune stubs from past pruning operations.
Reason: In interest of appearance and to allow more light to apple beneath crown
T9 Apple
Works: Reduce to old topping points c.3m.
Reason: In interest of appearance in context of garden and to allow easy cropping of fruit
T10 Apple
Works:Reduce to old topping points c.3m.
Reason: In interest of appearance in context of garden and to allow easy cropping of fruit
T12 Lawson cypress
Works: Reduce (top) to around 6m to match height of adjacent cypress.
Reason: In interest of appearance and to match adjacent cypress
T13 Common beech
Works: Reduce east lowest primary by around 5m to sit within crown of remainder and subordinate apical dominance on this side.
Reason: To avoid east limb becoming dominant and to encourage apical growth of main leaders
T14 European lime
Works: Remove to near ground. Grind stump.
Reason: To avoid ongoing damage to wall and allow wall rebuilding |
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| Parish Banbury |
Ward Banbury Cross And Neithrop |
| Received Date 02/05/2025 |
Valid Date 02/05/2025 |
| Weekly List Date 17/06/2025 |
Comments Due Date |
| Target Decision Date 13/06/2025 |
Committee Date |
| Decision Permitted |
Decision Issued Date 17/06/2025 |
| Appeal Received Date |
Appeal Start Date |
| Appeal Decision |
Appeal Decision Date |
| Applicant St John the Evangelist Church |
| Applicant's Address Ms N Mollard
St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church, Presbytery South Bar Street
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 9AF |
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Agent
Dan MacIntyre
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Agents's Address
Dan MacIntyre
6 Overn Close
Buckingham
MK18 1NA
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| No associated neighbours |
Consultee List
| Name | Address | Consult Date | Reply Due | Reply Received | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NameClerk to Banbury Town Council - Mark Hassall | AddressTown Hall Town Hall Buildings Bridge Street Banbury OX16 5QB | Consult Date13/05/2025 | Reply Due | Reply Received | TypeTrees in a Conservation Area |
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| Document Type | Date | Description | File Size | Drawing/Rev Number | |
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| Application Forms | |||||
| Application Document | 13/05/2025 | Consultee Special | (153kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 02/05/2025 | Applicationformredacted | (197kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 02/05/2025 | Feecalculation | (50kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 02/05/2025 | Attachmentsummary | (63kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 02/05/2025 | 25027 St John The Evangelist S211 Tree Works Table | (113kb) | - | |
| Application Documents | 02/05/2025 | 25027 St John The Evangelist Tree Location Plan | (312kb) | - | |
| Officer/Committee Consideration | |||||
| Case Correspondence | 13/05/2025 | TCA Acknowledgement Letter | (148kb) | - | |
| Officer Report | 17/06/2025 | Delegated Officer Report | (143kb) | - | |
| Decision and Legal Agreements | |||||
| Decision | 19/06/2025 | Decision Notice | (59kb) | - | |
| Application Forms | |||||
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| Application Document (153kb) - Consultee Special | |||||
| Application Documents (197kb) - Applicationformredacted | |||||
| Application Documents (50kb) - Feecalculation | |||||
| Application Documents (63kb) - Attachmentsummary | |||||
| Application Documents (113kb) - 25027 St John The Evangelist S211 Tree Works Table | |||||
| Application Documents (312kb) - 25027 St John The Evangelist Tree Location Plan | |||||
| Officer/Committee Consideration | |||||
| Case Correspondence (148kb) - TCA Acknowledgement Letter | |||||
| Officer Report (143kb) - Delegated Officer Report | |||||
| Decision and Legal Agreements | |||||
| Decision (59kb) - Decision Notice |
| Addresses |
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| Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF |
Planning Applications | ||||||
| Application number | Valid Date | Application Type | Location | Proposal | Decision | Decision Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/00394/LB | 29/03/2022 | Listed Building | Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF | Partial deconstruction and rebuild of brick wall | Permitted | 24/05/2022 |
| 22/00885/F | 29/03/2022 | Full Development | Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF | Partial deconstruction and rebuild of brick wall | Permitted | 24/05/2022 |
| 23/00445/MISC | 17/02/2023 | Miscellaneous Enquiries | Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF | New handrail to lectern on Sanctuary platform | Response Sent | 03/03/2023 |
| 24/02163/MISC | 07/08/2024 | Miscellaneous Enquiries | Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF | To replace an existing unauthorised uPVC door and screen at the western end of the nave that encloses the confessional room, with a new pair of partially-glazed wooden doors. - To remove an existing door and blockwork infill from an arch at the western end of the nave and to install in their place a new pair of partially-glazed wooden doors. - To remove an existing concrete blockwork wall between the store and shop extension at the south-western corner of the building to form one larger room. - To remove a serving hatch door at the south-western corner of the building, ad reduce the structural to form a smaller window opening that matches an existing window | ||
| 25/01152/TPO | 02/05/2025 | Works To Tree Preservation Order | 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 near ground; T6 - Western Red Cedar - Reduce south west drooping growth back to parent stem to c.6m height; T7 - Common Beech - Prune to clear building by c.2m and prune south west limb growing into lamp column back to parent source and drooping growth over lamp column to give around 1m clearance - subject to TPO 3/1996 | Permitted | 25/06/2025 |
| 25/01153/TCA | 02/05/2025 | Works To Trees In Conservation Area | 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 all ivy stems at base and strip ivy to give clear stem to at least 2m. Remove from crown following year. Reason: To enable future inspections and reduce dominance in crown T4 Irish yew Works: Reduce by half. (C.1.5m). Reason: To remove dead and thin growth and encourage new shoots T8 Common ash Works: Crown lift secondary growth over apple tree (south west) to c. 4m, lightly reduce crown on remaining sides by 1-1.5m to achieve a more flowing crown profile and reduce growth over parking areas. Prune stubs from past pruning operations. Reason: In interest of appearance and to allow more light to apple beneath crown T9 Apple Works: Reduce to old topping points c.3m. Reason: In interest of appearance in context of garden and to allow easy cropping of fruit T10 Apple Works:Reduce to old topping points c.3m. Reason: In interest of appearance in context of garden and to allow easy cropping of fruit T12 Lawson cypress Works: Reduce (top) to around 6m to match height of adjacent cypress. Reason: In interest of appearance and to match adjacent cypress T13 Common beech Works: Reduce east lowest primary by around 5m to sit within crown of remainder and subordinate apical dominance on this side. Reason: To avoid east limb becoming dominant and to encourage apical growth of main leaders T14 European lime Works: Remove to near ground. Grind stump. Reason: To avoid ongoing damage to wall and allow wall rebuilding | Permitted | 17/06/2025 |
| 25/01928/LB | 04/08/2025 | Listed Building | Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF | Remedial damp works/repairs to basement; below ground level window replacements | Permitted | 14/10/2025 |
Building Control Applications | ||||||
| Application number | Received Date | Validated Date | Application Type | Location | Proposal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP/GASAFE/00408/2019 | 08/04/2019 | 08/04/2019 | Gas Safe | Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF | Install a gas-fired boiler | |
| CP/GASAFE/00407/2019 | 08/04/2019 | 08/04/2019 | Gas Safe | Presbytery St John The Evangelist Presbyterian Church South Bar Street Banbury OX16 9AF | Install a gas-fired boiler | |