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26/02493/CAT - Works to Trees in Conservation Area Registered
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell 1no. Apple tree as specified by Michael Pirie in the Marston Conservation Area. to remove an apple tree in the rear garden of my end of terrace cottage in Old Marston. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
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Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 11 Nov 2026, from Oxford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF Notice of tree works Application Form · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Tree photos Photo · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Marston 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Primrose Cottage, Grade II, about 12 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 ↗
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
Inside the Oxford built-up area; Flood defence about 39 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); 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 22 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 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
OX3 0PH
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Marston Ward
Parish
Old Marston Parish Council
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Michael Pirie

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
629decided 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 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
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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