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Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

Awaiting decision Oxford 25/03434/CAT Works to Trees in Conservation Area

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 10 applications since 2019: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 31 Mar 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 19 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 24/00399/CND Granted

    Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Archaeological investigation & recording) and 4 (Further details - fire upgrading works) of planning permission 24/00399/LBC.

    Decided 10 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • 19/03064/ENT Granted

    Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    Remedial crown reduction pruning works (as specified by Whole Tree Co) to a horse chesnut tree in the Central Conservation Area at Christ Church.

    Decided 28 Nov 2019 Trees
  • 19/00094/CND Granted

    Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    Details submitted in compliance of conditions 2( LB consent - works as approved only) and 10(Archaeology) of listed building consent 19/00094/LBC.

    Decided 23 Dec 2019 Conditions
  • 19/02049/LBC Withdrawn

    Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    Alterations to convert passageway to form habitable space including the erection of new external wall, cladding of walls, insertion of new floor and ventilation works, at the Old Brew House in Blue Boar Quadrangle, Christ Church

    Decided 27 Sep 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 16/01543/CND5 Granted

    Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 11 (Tree Protection) 13 (Ecology statement), 14 (Cooking fumes and odours), 17 (Wayfinding) of planning permission 16/01543/VAR

    Decided 20 Sep 2019 Conditions
  • 19/00998/CAT Granted

    Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    Fell 1no. Fagus Sylvatica as specified by Mr John James in the Oxford City Council Central Conservation Area.

    Decided 21 May 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Dec 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 37 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 28 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    19/02049/LBC Submitted 30 Jul 2019 0m away

    Alterations to convert passageway to form habitable space including the erection of new external wall, cladding of walls, insertion of new floor and ventilation works, at the Old Brew House in Blue Boar Quadrangle, Christ Church

    Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

  • Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    26/01584/CAT Submitted 30 Jun 2026 0m away

    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

    Granted Trees 10 docs

  • Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    19/03064/ENT Submitted 20 Nov 2019 0m away

    Remedial crown reduction pruning works (as specified by Whole Tree Co) to a horse chesnut tree in the Central Conservation Area at Christ Church.

    Granted Trees 2 docs

  • Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    24/00399/CND Submitted 8 Aug 2024 0m away

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Archaeological investigation & recording) and 4 (Further details - fire upgrading works) of planning permission 24/00399/LBC.

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

  • The Deanery Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    24/01838/FUL Submitted 29 Jul 2024 0m away

    Erection of a single storey extension and formation of lean-to roof to north elevation. Extension of stonewall to east elevation.

    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
    Small domestic

  • The Deanery Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    24/01148/CND2 Submitted 18 Nov 2025 0m away

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 2 (LB Consent - Approved Plans) of listed building consent 24/01148/LBC

    Split decision Conditions 4 docs

In Oxford

  • 26/02077/ENT Granted

    St Edward's School Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7NN

    Prune 1no. Mature Holm Oak Tree as specified by Town & Country Trees Ltd. subject to Oxford City Council Woodstock Road (No. 1) Tree Preservation Order 1981 T123 Mature Holm Oak Remove x2 lower branches abrading cloister roof apex Remove or prune any other branches abrading roof Tip prune crown spread to west overhanging cloister by approximately 1 metre to reduce end weight loading Remove fractured branch and major deadwood

    26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/02039/ENT Granted

    Foxcote 4A Harberton Mead Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0DB

    Fell 1no. dead birch tree subject to Oxford City Council - Harberton Mead (No. 1) Tree Preservation Order 2007

    24 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/02058/ENT Awaiting decision

    8B Harberton Mead Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0DB

    Works to 1no. Sycamore tree as specified by Mr Waithman in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.

    24 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01856/CAT Granted

    104B Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6EB

    Works to 3no. Himalayan Birch trees as specified by TG Tree Services Ltd. in the Walton Manor Conservation Area. T3627 - Himalayan Birch to be crown raised by 0.5m to provide clearance to boundary wall. T3628 - Himalayan Birch to be crown raised by 0.5m to provide clearance to boundary wall. T3629 - Himalayan Birch to be crown raised by 0.5m to provide clearance to boundary wall.

    31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01846/CAT Granted

    Land Adjacent To Goose Green Close Oxford Oxfordshire

    Works and fell various trees as specified by Connor Loftus in the Wolvercote With Godstow Conservation Area. G001 Willow x21 (Salix sp.) Mixed species (Mixed species) Group 22 trees Fell (Coppice). G002 Mixed species (Mixed species) Willow x12 (Salix sp.) Group 13 trees Fell (Coppice as group). T003 Ash (Fraxinus sp.) Tree 2 stems Fell. T004 Ash (Fraxinus sp.) Tree Fell. T005 Ash (Fraxinus sp.) Tree Fell. T006 Ash (Fraxinus sp.) Tree Fell. T007 Ash (Fraxinus sp.) Tree Fell. T009 Ash (Fraxinus sp.) Tree 3 stems Remove N stem only. T011 Elm (Ulmus sp.) Tree Fell. T012 Willow (Salix sp.) Tree Fell (Coppice). T014 Willow (Salix sp.) Tree Remove hanging branch. T018 Willow (Salix sp.) Tree Fell (coppice). T019 Willow (Salix sp.) Tree 2 stems Remove lower lateral E side approx. 1m a.g.l., remove deadwood >25mm. T022 Willow (Salix sp.) Tree 2 stems Fell (Coppice)

    30 Jul 2026 Trees