Planning application
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to 2no. Black Mulberry tree and 1no. English Walnut tree as specified by Steve Howes in the Central Conservation Area. To carry out a 3 meter canopy lift on 3 Trees in the Christ Church College gardens, Oxford. Tree 1 - Juglans regia Tree 2 - Morus nigra Tree 3 - Morus nigra
As published by the council, reference 25/03434/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03434/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX1 1DP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 24 applications since 2018: 20 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02023/ADV Awaiting decision
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Display of 1no. non-illuminated flag.
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26/01584/CAT Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Works to various trees as specified by Christ Church Gardens Department in the Central Conservation Area. 3 meter canopy lift on 10 x Lime Trees around the Christ Church Visitor Centre 1000 87 Tilia europaea 1000 89 Tilia europaea 1000 88 Tilia europaea 2000 71 Tilia europaea 2000 72 Tilia europaea 2 2019 06 Tilia x europaea Pallida 2 2019 07 Tilia europaea Pallida 2 2019 008 Tilia europaea Pallida 2000 70 Tilia europaea 2000 69 Tilia europaea
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26/00551/CAT Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Works to 2no. London Plane trees as specified by Steve Howes in the Central Conservation Area. 2_159 and 2_158a light reduction to keep away from neighbours property and reduce weight on one side. to reduce by 3m.
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24/02350/CAT Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Works to various trees as specified by Christ Church College in the Central Conservation Area
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24/02349/CAT Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Works to 4no. Platanus x hispanica Trees and 3no. Platanus orientalis Trees as specified by Christ Church College in the Central Conservation Area
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24/02348/CAT Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Remove 1no. Fraxinus excelsior and works to various trees as specified by Christ Church College in the Central Conservation Area.
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24/02346/CAT Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Works to various trees as specified by John James in the Central conservation area.
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24/02347/CAT Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Works to various trees as specified by Christ Church College in the Central Conservation Area.
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24/02345/CAT Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Works to various trees as specified by John James in the Central conservation area.
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24/00398/CND Granted
Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Archaeology) of planning permission 24/00398/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by Oxford
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Oxford took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Oxford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Oxford decided tree works applications in a median of 27 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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