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26/02637/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Works to various trees as specified by Steve Howes in the Central Conservation Area. Tree 1. Magnolia Grandiflora Reference number 1_086 on attached Tree map 2 Required Work, Hard Reduction to 4m in Height and 2m Width. Tree 2. Magnolia Grandiflora reference number 1_067 on attached Tree map 2 Required Work, Hard cut back to original pruning height of 5m. Tree 3. Magnolia Grandiflora reference number 1_066 on attached Tree map 2 Required Work, Maintenance to reduce height and weight, prune back to previous pruning at 4m high. Tree 4. Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus reference number 1_065 on attached Tree map 1 Required work to cut 3m clear of the building. Tree 5. Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus reference number 1_045 on attached Tree map 2 Required work to cut 3m clear of the building Tree 6. Crataegus prunifolia reference number 1_008 on attached Tree map 2 Required work Remove deadwood and lift off bus shelter. Tree 7. Crataegus prunifolia reference number 1_007 on attached Tree Map 3 Required work Remove deadwood and lift off bus shelter. Tree 8. Salix chrysocoma reference number on attached map 2_191 Required work crown lift by 2m off the ground Tree 9. Salix chrysocoma reference number on attached map 2_197 Required work crown lift by 2m off the ground Tree 10. Salix chrysocoma reference number on attached map 2_284 Required work crown lift by 2m off the ground Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 24 Nov 2026, from Oxford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 24 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 9

59 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Christchurch, The Great Quadrangle (or Tom Quadrangle), Grade I, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 12 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 39 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: Christ Church
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 128 m away: Oxford city walls
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 697 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

Checked on 4 November 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
OX1 1DP
Received
27 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Ward
Holywell Ward
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Steve Howes

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
608decided 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 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
3 Nov 2026
Consultation
3 Nov 2026
Comments by
24 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 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