Magdalen College School House Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Works to 2no, Prunus trees and 1no. Horse Chestnut tree as specified by ARBUK Limited in the St. Clement's And Iffley Road Conservation Area. 004,005- Prunus, Light lift to 3m over pavement. 015 - Horse Chestnut, Tip reduce Northern limb by c. 25% to reduce leverage on compromised lower main stem, rebalance canopy roadside bias, avoid interference with adjacent Sycamore. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
Show all 9 with distances
- 49 mSt Hildas College, Old HallGrade II
- 58 mSt Hildas College, Wall and Piers on Cowley PlaceGrade II
- 75 mLibraryGrade II
- 83 m2 and 3, Cowley PlaceGrade II
- 88 mSt Hildas College, Piers and Gates to South BuildingGrade II
- 105 mMagdalen College SchoolGrade II
- 133 mThe Garden Building at St Hildas CollegeGrade II
- 136 mVictoria FountainGrade II
- 137 mThe Peace StoneGrade II
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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How this decision compares
Decided in 33 days from validation, 6 days slower 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-14982343
- Consultation
- 10 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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43 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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