Planning application
5 St Margaret's Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6RU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to 1no. Oak tree and 1 no. Holly Tree as specified by Young's Tree Services in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area. T1 (Oak) - Crown reduce by approximately 2m in height and selective 2-4m reduction in radial spread. Remove the 4 lowest limbs. T2 (Holly) - Crown lift to 2.5m.
As published by the council, reference 25/02988/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02988/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Summertown
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX2 6RU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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19/01340/CAT Granted
5 St Margaret's Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6RU
Works to 1no.Whitebeam Tree, 1no. Hawthorn Tree, 1no. Lime Tree, 1no. Yew Tree and 1no. Oak Tree as specified by Fiona Bradshaw as identified by North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2025
Received by Oxford
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12 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Oxford granted permission on 12 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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