Planning application
17 Colwell Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8XD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to 1no Beech tree as identified by Jenks Oxford Ltd in the Oxford City Council Merewood Avenue (No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1991. T1 Beech tree. In rear garden. to raise the canopy to approximately 3.5-4m and reduce the entire canopy by 2-2.5m which brings the height down to approximately 18m and canopy spread to approximately 18m. All pruning cuts to be back to suitable secondary growth points and no wounds to be larger than 65mm in diameter.
As published by the council, reference 25/02419/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02419/TPO
- Type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Barton And Sandhills Ward
- Parish
- Risinghurst And Sandhills Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX3 8XD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Oxford
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21 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Oxford granted permission on 21 October 2025, 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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