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26/01060/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to various Prunus trees as specified by Mr. Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservation Area. 907 Prunus spp. - fell and remove prior to lead (Pb) contaminated soil excavation; replace with suitable tree species after soil is replaced. 908 Prunus spp. - fell and remove prior to lead (Pb) contaminated soil excavation; replace with suitable tree species after soil is replaced. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Consultation
6 May 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Decision · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Balliol st cross rd detailed assessment 2025 Other · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Photo 1 Photo · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo 2 Photo · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Churchyard Wall of the Church of St Cross, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 16 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 ↗
Central 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
SSSI about 60 m away: Magdalen Grove SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden about 56 m away: Magdalen College
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 176 m away: Oxford city walls; Inside the Oxford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
OX1 3TN
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Holywell Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. 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

Alt. reference
PP-14897270
Consultation
6 May 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 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 Mr Robert Brown in the Central Conservation area.
25/02941/CAT
2025 Approved
Works to various trees as specified by Mr Robert Brown in the Central Conservation area.
25/02941/CAT
2022 Approved
Works to 2no. Cherry Plum Trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Cons…
22/01488/CAT
2022 Approved
Works to 2no. Cherry Plum Trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Cons…
22/01488/CAT
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
7 St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TN
Works to various trees as specified by Mr Robert Brown in the Central Conservation area.
25/02883/CAT
2025 Approved
7 St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TN
Works to various trees as specified by Mr Robert Brown in the Central Conservation area.
25/02883/CAT
2025 Withdrawn
7 St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TN
Fell 1no Silver birch tree as specified by Oracle Environmental Experts in the Central Co…
25/02525/CAT
2025 Withdrawn
7 St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TN
Fell 1no Silver birch tree as specified by Oracle Environmental Experts in the Central Co…
25/02525/CAT
2024 Approved
Brasenose Building 10 St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TU
Works to 1no Cypress tree and 1no Mulberry tree as specified by University Parks in the C…
24/01846/CAT
2024 Approved
Brasenose Building 10 St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TU
Works to 1no Cypress tree and 1no Mulberry tree as specified by University Parks in the C…
24/01846/CAT
2023 Approved
Office And Workshop Grove Cottage St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TX
Alterations to roof
23/02054/FUL
2023 Approved
Office And Workshop Grove Cottage St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TX
Alterations to roof
23/02054/FUL
2023 Approved
St Cross Building Manor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3UR
Upgrade of existing lighting on the ground and first floor of the St Cross building.
23/01267/LBC
2023 Approved
St Cross Building Manor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3UR
Upgrade of existing lighting on the ground and first floor of the St Cross building.
23/01267/LBC
2020 Approved
Brasenose Building 10 St Cross Road Oxford OX1 3TU
Insertion of 1no. window to west elevation.
20/00863/FUL
2020 Approved
Brasenose Building 10 St Cross Road Oxford OX1 3TU
Insertion of 1no. window to west elevation.
20/00863/FUL
2016 Approved
Balliol College Sports Ground Jowett Walk Oxford OX1 3TN
Proposed demolition of existing collegiate accommodation and erection of C2 residential i…
16/03056/FUL
2016 Approved
K6 Telephone Kiosk Jowett Walk Oxford OX1 3TL
Demolition of telephone kiosk (proposed to be relocated under planning application 16/030…
16/03047/LBD
2016 Approved
K6 Telephone Kiosk Jowett Walk Oxford OX1 3TL
Relocation of telephone kiosk to provide access to proposed development of Master's Field
16/03046/FUL
2017 Approved
Dellal Building Balliol College Hostel St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TW
Prune 1No. Judas Tree in the Central Conservation Area.
17/00372/CAT
2017 Approved
Dellal Building Balliol College Hostel St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TW
Prune 1No. Judas Tree in the Central Conservation Area.
17/00372/CAT
2016 Approved
St Cross College Annexe 10 St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TU
Reduce limbs of 1no. Mulberry Tree in Central Conservation Area.
16/02032/ENT
2016 Approved
Martin Building Balliol College Hostel St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TW
Removal of 3 Branches on 1No. Quince Tree in the Central Conservation Area.
16/09012/CAT
2023 Approved
Holywell Manor Manor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3UH
Details submitted in compliance with condition 32 (Public Art details) of planning permis…
18/00021/CND9
2023 Approved
Holywell Manor Manor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3UH
Details submitted in compliance with condition 32 (Public Art details) of planning permis…
18/00021/CND9
2021 Approved
Balliol College Sports Ground Jowett Walk Oxford Oxfordshire
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 8 (Energy Statement) and 29 (Details of e…
18/00021/CND8
2021 Approved
Balliol College Sports Ground Jowett Walk Oxford Oxfordshire
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 8 (Energy Statement) and 29 (Details of e…
18/00021/CND8
2019 Approved
Balliol College Sports Ground Jowett Walk Oxford Oxfordshire
Details submitted in compliance with condition 13 (Landscape plan), 15 (Trees - Hard Surf…
18/00021/CND6
2019 Approved
Balliol College Sports Ground Jowett Walk Oxford Oxfordshire
Details submitted in compliance with condition 13 (Landscape plan), 15 (Trees - Hard Surf…
18/00021/CND6
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
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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