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Birchdale Church Lane Wolvercote Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8AS

Granted Oxford 24/02089/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

Works to 4no. Leylandii trees as specified by Mr J Beale in the Wolvercote With Godstow Conservation Area. The same works to be repeated on a cyclical basis every three to six years as from September 2024.

As published by the council, reference 24/02089/CAT

Application record

Reference
24/02089/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
27 Aug 2024
Validated
27 Aug 2024
Decided
24 Sep 2024
Ward
Wolvercote Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX2 8AS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/03290/CAT Awaiting decision

    Birchdale Church Lane Wolvercote Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8AS

    Works to 1no Silver Birch as specified by Mr Sam Greenwood in the Wolvercote With Godstow Conservation area. Silver Birch: Rear Garden: Reduce the height down by 4 metres and the sides back by 3 metres leaving a balanced appearance.

    Submitted 10 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2024

    Received by Oxford

  2. 24 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 24 September 2024, 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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  • Birchdale Church Lane Wolvercote Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8AS

    25/03290/CAT Submitted 10 Dec 2025 1m away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~4 Feb

    Works to 1no Silver Birch as specified by Mr Sam Greenwood in the Wolvercote With Godstow Conservation area. Silver Birch: Rear Garden: Reduce the height down by 4 metres and the sides back by 3 metres leaving a balanced appearance.

    Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs
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