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Magdalen College School House Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ

Granted Oxford 23/00080/CAT Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Fell to 1no. Willow tree as specified by ARB UK in the St. Clements and Iffley Road Conservation Area.

As published by the council, reference 23/00080/CAT

Application record

Reference
23/00080/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
16 Jan 2023
Validated
16 Jan 2023
Decided
8 Feb 2023
Ward
St Marys Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX4 1DZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01346/CAT Granted

    Magdalen College School House Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ

    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.

    Decided 6 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 25/02778/CAT Granted

    Magdalen College School House Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ

    Works to various trees as specified by ARBUK Limited in the St. Clement's And Iffley Conservation area. T1- Ash. The tree has had a very sparse canopy this summer and a lot of deadwood throughout the tree, possible ADB. works required at this stage is to reduce the lowest large limbs on the southern side of the tree by approx 6m. The second branch up has developed a large split plus a bracket of inonotus Hispidus indicative of decay, the lowest branch will also be reduced for aesthetic reasons. T2- Robinia- Crown raise to provide 1m clearance above the hedge. T3- Laburnum- (Tree tag no 000011)Remove to ground level as this tree has recently developed a significant lean and is now relatively unstable.

    Decided 26 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2023

    Received by Oxford

  2. 8 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 8 February 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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