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25/02831/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to 1no. Ash Twin tree as specified by Mr B Downing in the Headington Quarry Conservation Area. T1 Ash twin stemmed. Crown lift to maintain statutory clearance over road. Crown reduce by reducing in length selected secondary lateral and apical growth by up to 1.8 meters, to within crown profile. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2025
✓
Consultation
31 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
26 Nov 2025
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Appeal dismissed
18 Feb 2026

Approved on 26 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

Headington Quarry 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Public footpath about 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Air quality management area: The City of Oxford
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 290 m away: Magdalen Quarry
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 289 m away: Magdalen Quarry SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Oxford 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. 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.

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
OX3 8JN
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Ward
Quarry And Risinghurst Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
26 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 18 Feb 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002090 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
629decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14440180
Planning Portal ref
PP-14440180
Consultation
31 Oct 2025
Comments by
21 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Oxford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #261 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Oxford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #159 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #205 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #261 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #259 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
117 decided
1,150
Total decisions
140 refused in the year to March 2026