Iffley Residential And Nursing Home Anne Greenwood Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/01779/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to 2no. Sycamore tree as specified by CTS Environmental Management Ltd in the Iffley Village Conservation Area. T498 Sycamore - Crown lift over the neighbouring property up to a height of 8m. T499 Sycamore - remove the lowest limb over the neighbouring property back to the trunk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Consultation
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Iffley Village 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings 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 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 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
OX4 4DN
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Rose Hill And Iffley Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Donna OGrady

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
445decided 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 16 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15103534
Planning Portal ref
PP-15103534
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 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