Planning application
Merton Field Merton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4DX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to various trees as specified by Steve Howes in the Central Conservation Area. We would like to lift the crown by 3m to create sufficient clearance. Tree Id 100246/ TPO number 3008 : Tilia europaea - Tree Id 100244/TPO number 3018: Tilia europaea Tree Id 100239: Fraxinus excelsior Tree Id 100205: Fraxinus excelsior Tree Id 100195: Quercus cerris Tree Id 100198/ TPO number 307C: Quercus cerris Tree Id 100177 : Juglans regia
As published by the council, reference 25/02417/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02417/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 14 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX1 4DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Oxford
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24 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 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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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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