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25/01794/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to 1no Lombardy Poplar tree as specified by Jenks Oxford Ltd in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation area. T1 Lombardy Poplar. To remove sections of major deadwood larger than 75mm in diameter and raise canopy to approximately 5m to improve light ingress, removing trunk epicormic. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2025
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Consultation
16 Jul 2025
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Approved
14 Aug 2025

Approved on 14 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

North Oxford Victorian Suburb 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 416 m away: Oxford Meadows; SSSI 416 m away: Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green SSSI; National infrastructure project 284 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Oxford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £910,000 in September 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

17 September 2015£910,000
16 March 2010£566,000

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

Building

Floor area106 m² (1,141 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2010, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
OX2 6TX
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Summertown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 4 days slower than Oxford's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
608decided 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 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14175695
Planning Portal ref
PP-14175695
Consultation
16 Jul 2025
Comments by
6 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.