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Polstead House 1 Polstead Road Oxford Oxfordshire

Granted Oxford 25/03045/CAT Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Works to 1no Yew and 1no Apple Tree as specified by Complete Tree Services UK LTD in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation area. T1 Apple Formative prune to contain by reducing all round to form smaller more compact crown, thin by 10% T2 Yew Restructure the yew by reducing up to 40% to form a smaller more compact crown

As published by the council, reference 25/03045/CAT

Application record

Reference
25/03045/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Decided
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Summertown
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 15 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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