Planning application
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Display of 1no. internally illuminated digital screen.
As published by the council, reference 25/02463/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02463/ADV
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 1 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX1 4AZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 8 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00656/CAT Awaiting decision
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Works to various trees as specified by Tom McCarter in the Central Conservation Area.
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25/03167/FUL Awaiting decision
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Demolition of existing greenhouses. Erection of 6no. greenhouses and associated works.
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25/02935/CAT Granted
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Fell various trees as specified by Tom McCarter in the Central Conservation Area. - Ailanthus altissima 1996182.6 - removal due to invasive nature. Large tree - Prunus lustanica 0001802 - removal due to invasive nature - Cotoneaster affinis 0004227 - removal due to invasive nature - Aristotelia chilensis 19888246.1 - removal due to invasive nature
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25/02718/CAT Granted
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Works to various trees as specified by Tom McCarter in the Central Conservation area. - Ptelea trifoliata 19890009.1 - removal due to failure - Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' 0002435 - removal due to failure - Abies balsimea 1986219.2 - removal due to failure - Magnolia stellata 0000365 - removal due to failure - Eucommia ulmoides 2006078.7 - removal due to failure - Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis 0001205 - removal due to failure - Quercus ilex - PCW - removal due to long term tree strategy planning - X Crataemespilus grandiflora 0002419 - removal due to failure
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24/02276/CAT Granted
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Works to 1no Davidia involucrata tee as specified by University Of Oxford Botanic Garden in the Central conservation area.
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23/00209/CAT Granted
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Fell 1no. Araucaria Araucana (Monkey Puzzle) Tree as specified by Oxford Botanic Garden in the Central Conservation Area
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19/01309/LBC Granted
Botanic Garden High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AZ
Installation of Wi-Fi points across the Botanic Garden.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Oxford
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26 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Oxford granted permission on 1 December 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 advertisement consent applications
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