Parish Church Of St Peter First Turn Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02540/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Works to 1no. Yew tree as specified by Arbor Tree Specialists in the Wolvercote With Godstow Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from Oxford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Peter, Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 6 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.
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Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 22 m away: Wolvercote With Godstow
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 253 m away: Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green SSSI; Special area of conservation about 381 m away: Oxford Meadows; National infrastructure project about 14 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 20 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
OX2 8AQ
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Wolvercote Ward
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.

Day 947 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
19 Oct 2026
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
30 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