St Antonys College 62 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6JF Data via plota.co.uk

25/02944/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to 1no Mature Horse Chestnut tree as specified by Mr Neil McGregor in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation area. T1. Mature Horse Chestnut - Reduce away from flag pole by up to 3 metres and Crown lift to 4 metres ground clearance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Nov 2025
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Consultation
11 Nov 2025
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Approved
5 Dec 2025

Approved on 5 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Decision · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG Photo 1 Photo · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG Photo 2 Photo · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Hilda Besse Building Including Stepped Plinth and Paved Approach From West, St Antony's College
List entry 1393573 · The pin is inside its outline · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
National infrastructure project 637 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

Building

Floor area1,259 m² (13,552 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 47)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Libraries Museums and Galleries
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2016, 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 6JF
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Ward
Walton Manor Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Dec 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
5 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. 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 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Nov 2025
Comments by
2 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

39 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 New Leaf Tree Surgery in the North Oxford Victoria…
25/00326/CAT
2025 Approved
Works to various trees as specified by New Leaf Tree Surgery in the North Oxford Victoria…
25/00326/CAT
2023 Approved
Works (remove broken and hanging branch) to 1no. Mature Atlantic Cedar as identified by N…
23/00191/ENT
2023 Approved
Works (remove broken and hanging branch) to 1no. Mature Atlantic Cedar as identified by N…
23/00191/ENT
2020 Approved
Details submitted in compliance with condition 5 (Samples) and 6 (Brick repair, repointin…
19/00657/CND2
2020 Approved
Details submitted in compliance with condition 5 (Samples) and 6 (Brick repair, repointin…
19/00657/CND2
2019 Approved
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Recording and WSI) of Listed building c…
19/00657/CND
2019 Approved
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Recording and WSI) of Listed building c…
19/00657/CND
2019 Approved
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Tree Protection), 5 (Arboricultural Met…
19/00656/CND
2019 Approved
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Tree Protection), 5 (Arboricultural Met…
19/00656/CND
2019 Approved
Refurbishment of the interior and exterior of the Hilda Besse building, including inserti…
19/00657/LBC
2019 Approved
Refurbishment of the interior and exterior of the Hilda Besse building, including inserti…
19/00657/LBC
2019
Insertion of 2no. fire doors and alterations to windows to south elevation. Formation of…
19/00656/FUL
2019
Insertion of 2no. fire doors and alterations to windows to south elevation. Formation of…
19/00656/FUL
Within ~100m

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2025
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2025
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Withdrawn
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2024 Withdrawn
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Works to 1no. Silver Birch tree as specified by Penn Tree Services Ltd in the Walton Mano…
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2024 Refused
87 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HL
Formation of external rear access landing and steps. Installation of 1no air source heat…
24/01800/FUL
2024 Refused
87 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HL
Formation of external rear access landing and steps. Installation of 1no air source heat…
24/01800/FUL
2024 Approved
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Works to 1no Chestnut tree as specified by New Leaf Tree Surgery in the North Oxford Vict…
24/01266/CAT
2024 Approved
11 Winchester Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6NA
Works to 1no Chestnut tree as specified by New Leaf Tree Surgery in the North Oxford Vict…
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2023 Approved
101 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HL
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23/01448/FUL
2023 Approved
101 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HL
Partial demolition of existing rear extension. Erection of part single, part two storey r…
23/01448/FUL
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
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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
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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.