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26/01372/ENT - Tree Exemption Notice Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell 1no. leaning Birch tree in the Walton Manor Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
8 Jun 2026

Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

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Decision & officer reports 1

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Site constraints 7

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 45-55, Woodstock Road, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 9 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 ↗
Walton Manor 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Registered park or garden about 233 m away: The University Parks, Oxford; 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 11 September 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
Tree Exemption Notice
Postcode
OX2 6HQ
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Walton Manor Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
8 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 24 days faster than Oxford's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
412decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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2024 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
Fell 1no. Loquat tree in the Walton Manor Conservation Area.
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Within ~100m

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Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear conservatory.
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Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.