St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Works to various trees as specified by Complete Tree Services UK LTD in the Central Conservation Area. T291 Horse chestnut Reduce crown by 20 % by removing up to 3m apical and 2m lateral growth T319 Norway Maple Reduce by 15% by removing up to 2m apical and 1.5m lateral growth T284 Horse chestnut reduce to give 1.5m clearance from property and adjacent trees 1 x Wellingtonia adjacent to T284 lift to give 3m clearance T142 & T143 Hornbeam x 2 Crown lift both to give minimum of 2 metres clearance from adjacent properties T137 Yew Touching adjacent building - reduce to give clearance 2m T283 Plane Crown lift to give 2m clearance from building and remove 2 x limbs growing over wall T129 Horse chestnut Reduce path and bench side to alleviate strain by removing up to 1.5m lateral growth T19 Robinia reduce crown 15% by removing up to 1m apical growth and 2m lateral growth Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 8
Show all 54 with distances
- 0 mSt Johns College, Senior Common RoomGrade I
- 9 mSt Johns College, North Range Including Chapel and HallGrade I
- 15 mSt Johns College, the BeehivesGrade II
- 23 mSt Johns College, East RangeGrade I
- 24 mSt Johns College, Canterbury QuadrangleGrade I
- 30 mSt Johns College, Cooks BuildingGrade I
- 38 mSt Johns College, West Block (Facing St Giles)Grade II
- 43 mSt Johns College, West RangeGrade I
- 45 mSt Johns College, Boundary Wall Fronting St Giles Street, Between the North Range and Cooks BuildingGrade II
- 51 mSt Johns College, North BlockGrade II
- 52 mSt Johns College, the Rawlinson BuildingGrade II
- 59 mSt Johns College, South RangeGrade I
- 62 mSt Johns College, Wall (Between the Presidents and Fellows Gardens)Grade II
- 67 mK6 Telephone Kiosk adjacent to St Johns College (West Block), St Giles, OxfordGrade II
- 68 mSt Johns College, Wall of Forecourt in St Giles StreetGrade II
- 70 mSir Thomas White Building, St John's CollegeGrade II
- 73 mSt Johns College, Holmes Building (to South of Old Library)Grade I
- 86 mMiddleton HallGrade II
- 95 mBlackfriarsGrade II
- 95 mSt Johns College, Screen Fronting St Giles StreetGrade II
- 96 m65, St GilesGrade II
- 96 mTrinity College, West RangeGrade I
- 97 mPusey HouseGrade II
- 97 mTrinity College, Kitchen Entrance on St Giles StreetGrade II
- 98 m66 and 67, St GilesGrade II
- 100 m1, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 103 mNorth Garden Wall at Rear of Number 11Grade II
- 103 mTrinity College, North RangeGrade I
- 106 mLamb and Flag InnGrade II
- 106 mBalliol College, Hall Range on North SideGrade II
- 107 mExtension of the Taylor InstituteGrade II
- 112 mBalliol College, Range in North West Angle, Garden QuadrangleGrade II
- 113 m14, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 114 m13, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 118 mTrinity College, Bust of Cardinal Newman in the College GardenGrade II
- 119 m56, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 120 mSt Johns College, Walls Round the Fellows GardenGrade II
- 122 m15, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 123 m55, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 127 mThe Ashmolean Museum and the Taylor InstituteGrade I
- 128 m53 and 54, St Giles StreetGrade II*
- 129 mBalliol College, Salvin Buildings, Garden QuadrangleGrade II
- 133 m52, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 135 m50 and 51, St Giles StreetGrade II
- 138 mTrinity College, Screen on East of Garden QuadrangleGrade II
- 139 mFlanking Walls and Gateway of the Driveway to St Giles House, Being the North Garden Wall of Number 15 and the South Garden Wall of Number 16Grade II
- 139 mTrinity College, North RangeGrade I
- 139 mTrinity College, West RangeGrade I
- 141 mTrinity College, Kitchen (on North West)Grade I
- 141 mThe Judges LodgingGrade II*
- 141 mThe Eagle and Child Public HouseGrade II
- 142 mTrinity College, North Boundary Wall of Garden Forming the Boundary With St Johns CollegeGrade II
- 146 mTrinity College, East RangeGrade I
- 149 m45 and 46, St Giles StreetGrade II
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Oxford
- Application type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Postcode
- OX1 3JP
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Carfax And Jericho Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Margaret Bridle
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 11 days from validation, 16 days faster than Oxford's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15073481
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15073481
- Consultation
- 22 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 12 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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