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26/02179/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to various trees as specified by Mr Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservation Area. to fell and remove two small trees: Acer pseudoplatanus (SYC) and Ilex aquifolium (G4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Consultation
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Rncatz decision Decision · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Detailed assessment 2025 Other · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF Ilex 1 canopy Photo · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Ilex 2 trunks Photo · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Sycamore 1 trunk Photo · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Sycamore 2 side view Photo · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Sycamore 3 upper canopy Photo · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Central 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 9, Mansfield Road, Grade II, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 238 m away: Magdalen Grove SSSI; Registered park or garden about 130 m away: Wadham College; Scheduled monument about 214 m away: Oxford city walls; Inside the Oxford built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1250 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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, 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.

Building

Floor area149 m² (1,604 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, 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
OX1 3SZ
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Holywell Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 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 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15212012
Planning Portal ref
PP-15212012
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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

2025 Approved
Works to various trees as specified by Mr. Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservati…
25/02840/CAT
2025 Approved
Works to various trees as specified by Mr. Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservati…
25/02840/CAT
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
9 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Works to various trees as specified by Mr. Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservati…
25/02839/CAT
2025 Approved
9 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Works to various trees as specified by Mr. Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservati…
25/02839/CAT
2024 Approved
Harris Manchester College Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TD
Replacement of existing lighting and chapel carpet, installation of audio-visual equipmen…
24/01547/LBC
2024 Approved
Harris Manchester College Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TD
Replacement of existing lighting and chapel carpet, installation of audio-visual equipmen…
24/01547/LBC
2022 Approved
Zoology Research And Administration Building 11A Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Retention of the existing research and administrative modular building for the department…
22/00887/FUL
2022 Approved
Zoology Research And Administration Building 11A Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Retention of the existing research and administrative modular building for the department…
22/00887/FUL
2020 Approved
3 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TB
Works to 1no. Birch Tree as specified by Mr Haley in the Central Conservation Area
20/02236/CAT
2020 Approved
3 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TB
Works to 1no. Birch Tree as specified by Mr Haley in the Central Conservation Area
20/02236/CAT
2019 Approved
1 Savile Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TZ
Works to 1no. Holly Tree and 1no. Acacia Tree as specified by Boward Tree Services in the…
19/02651/CAT
2019 Approved
1 Savile Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TZ
Works to 1no. Holly Tree and 1no. Acacia Tree as specified by Boward Tree Services in the…
19/02651/CAT
2019 Approved
Harris Manchester College Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TD
Installation of secondary glazing to its north facade including the Library, two teaching…
19/01357/LBC
2019 Approved
Harris Manchester College Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TD
Installation of secondary glazing to its north facade including the Library, two teaching…
19/01357/LBC
2019 Approved
7A Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3SZ
Works to 1no. Eucalyptus as specified by Chris Munday in the Central Conservation Area.
19/00235/CAT
2019 Approved
7A Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3SZ
Works to 1no. Eucalyptus as specified by Chris Munday in the Central Conservation Area.
19/00235/CAT
2018 Approved
7 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Fell 1no. Walnut Tree in the Central Conservation Area.
18/02836/CAT
2018 Approved
7 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Fell 1no. Walnut Tree in the Central Conservation Area.
18/02836/CAT
2017 Approved
1 Savile Road Oxford OX1 3TZ
Demolition of existing rear single storey extension. External and internal alterations.
17/03331/LBC
2017 Approved
1 Savile Road Oxford OX1 3TZ
Demolition of existing rear single storey extension. External and internal alterations.
17/03331/LBC
2018 Approved
Saville House 4 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TE
Display of 1no. externally illuminated sign.
18/00436/ADV
2018 Approved
Saville House 4 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TE
Display of 1no. externally illuminated sign.
18/00436/ADV
2017 Approved
Land To The Rear Of The University Club 11 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Erection of a teaching laboratory modular building for the Departments of Zoology and Bio…
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2017 Approved
Saville House 4 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TE
Installation of 2No. remote chiller units with erection of timber enclosure.
17/00392/FUL
2017 Approved
Saville House 4 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TE
Installation of 2No. remote chiller units with erection of timber enclosure.
17/00392/FUL
2016 Approved
1 Savile Road Oxford OX1 3TZ
Fell 1no. Honey Locust Tree in the Central Conservation Area.
16/03097/CAT
2016 Approved
1 Savile Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TZ
Remove limb of 1no. Cypress tree in Central Conservation Area.
16/02431/CAT
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.