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26/01978/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to 1no. Smoke tree and 1no. Maple tree as specified by Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd in the Old Headington Conservation Area. T1 Smoke Tree - Reduce crown by 1.5 metres back to previous points. Reduce side growth as required to produce a rounded form, insuring to pull lawn side back past previous points by an additional 0.25-0.5 metres T2 Maple Tree - Reduce height by 1.5 metres and reduce side growth as required to leave a rounded balanced form. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Consultation
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 8, Dunstan Road, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 4 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 ↗
Old Headington 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Oxford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,150,000 in May 2019. Detached house, freehold.

10 May 2019£1,150,000
11 December 2003£450,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area224 m² (2,411 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
OX3 9BY
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Headington Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Liz Barton

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 6 days slower than Oxford's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
445decided 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.

Last counted 15 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15157713
Planning Portal ref
PP-15157713
Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.