Planning application
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
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 Sam Prior in the Central Conservation area.
As published by the council, reference 25/02860/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02860/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 1 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX1 3RF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 21 applications since 2019: 21 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01619/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to various trees as specified by University Of Oxford Parks Department in the Central Conservation Area. 16. 03576. Pinus coulteri. FELL - Sectional (To Ground Level) 82. 2288. Acer saccharinum. Crown Reduce - Selectively thin reduce crown by up to 3ms from branch tips Team 29. 2027. Liriodendron tulipifera. Remove - Major Deadwood. Crown Reduce 1m from Branch Tips - Thin/reduce lowest limb south over footpath by up to 1.5m to appropriate pruning points to reduce end weight loading 55. Quercus cerris "Variagata". Remove - Reverted sections of crown 58. 02105. Thuja plicata. FELL - Sectional (To Ground Level) 59. Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'. Crown Reduce 2m from Branch Tips - 2 stems on Easter side of tree growing towards genetic garden footpath 60. Pinus nigra. Crown Lift - Footway to 2.5m 61. 2098. Liriodendron tulipifera. Remove - Major Deadwood. Cut Back - Crown lift branch growing to the south over grass area by up to 2ms. 72. 2045. Castanea sativa Albomarginata. Remove - Section of reverted foliage over fence line Cut Back by 2ms from Building/Structure
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26/01239/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to 1no. European Beech tree as specified by Mr Sam Prior in the Central Conservation Area. 171 Fagus sylvatica Crown Retrenchment Using Natural Fractures and Coronet Cuts - To a final height of approximately 7metres retaining lower lateral branches where possible
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25/02762/ADV Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Display of 2no. non-illuminated wayfinding signs.
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25/02555/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to 1no Willow tree as specified by University Parks in the Central Conservation area.
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25/02309/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to 1no Willow tree as specified by Mr Haley in the Central Conservation area. 3518 Salix × sepulcralis reduce upper crown to previous reduction points ( approx 1m ). Reduce all lateral limbs by up to 50%
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23/00170/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Remove 1no. Oak Tree as specified by Mr Haley in the Central Conservation Area.
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22/03022/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to 1no. Pine tree and fell to 2no. Horse Chestnut trees as specified by Mr Haley in the Central Conservation Area
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21/01596/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to 1no Willow tree as specified by Mr Haley in the Central conservation area.
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19/02952/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to 1no. Horse Chestnut as specified by Mr Richard Haley in the Central Conservation Area
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19/02223/CAT Granted
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to 1no Robinia Tree as specified by Mr Hayley in the Central Conservation Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by Oxford
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1 Dec 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
3 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 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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South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to 1no Willow tree as specified by Mr Haley in the Central Conservation area. 3518 Salix × sepulcralis reduce upper crown to previous reduction points ( approx 1m ). Reduce all lateral limbs by up to 50%
Granted Trees 3 docs -
South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
Works to various trees as specified by University Of Oxford Parks Department in the Central Conservation Area. 16. 03576. Pinus coulteri. FELL - Sectional (To Ground Level) 82. 2288. Acer saccharinum. Crown Reduce - Selectively thin reduce crown by up to 3ms from branch tips Team 29. 2027. Liriodendron tulipifera. Remove - Major Deadwood. Crown Reduce 1m from Branch Tips - Thin/reduce lowest limb south over footpath by up to 1.5m to appropriate pruning points to reduce end weight loading 55. Quercus cerris "Variagata". Remove - Reverted sections of crown 58. 02105. Thuja plicata. FELL - Sectional (To Ground Level) 59. Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'. Crown Reduce 2m from Branch Tips - 2 stems on Easter side of tree growing towards genetic garden footpath 60. Pinus nigra. Crown Lift - Footway to 2.5m 61. 2098. Liriodendron tulipifera. Remove - Major Deadwood. Cut Back - Crown lift branch growing to the south over grass area by up to 2ms. 72. 2045. Castanea sativa Albomarginata. Remove - Section of reverted foliage over fence line Cut Back by 2ms from Building/Structure
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South Lodge South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3RF
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