Grove House 44 Iffley Turn Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/02371/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Fell 1no. Sycamore tree and works to various trees as identified by Sylva Trees Ltd in the Iffley Village Conservation Area. T1 Ash Lateral canopy reduction overhanging the neighbours property back by 3m. T2 Ash Reduce canopy biased canopy growth by up to 3m. T4 Sycamore Lateral canopy overhanging the neighbours property back by 3m. T8 (1502) Ash Crown reduce up to 4m. T10 Horse Chestnut Desirable to carry out a lateral reduction of up to 3m, pruning canopy back from neighbouring properties T11 (953) Sycamore Crown reduce by up to 5m. T15 (959) Sycamore Dead tree. Fell. T16 Sycamore Fell poor specimen tree. G1 Mixed species Prune branches to provide a 1m clearance to sheds and boundary fence. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 29 Oct 2026, from Oxford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 38 m away: Iffley Village; Inside the Oxford built-up area; Tree preservation order about 30 m away: Land Circumscribed By Iffley Turn And Henley Avenue Oxford Oxfordshire; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,100,000 in August 2004. Detached house, freehold.

19 August 2004£1,100,000

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

Building

Floor area123 m² (1,324 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (10 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 2 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingNo system present: electric heaters assumed
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2025, 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
OX4 4DU
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Rose Hill And Iffley Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Fiona Bradshaw

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.

Day 2630 days to the 56-day target
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 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
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.

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.