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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 24 applications since 2018: 20 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02023/ADV Awaiting decision

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

    Display of 1no. non-illuminated flag.

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026 Advertising
  • 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
  • 24/02350/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

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 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

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 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

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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

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

    19/02049/LBC Submitted 30 Jul 2019 50 yards 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

    24/02350/CAT Submitted 2 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Works to various trees as specified by Christ Church College in the Central Conservation Area

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    24/02349/CAT Submitted 2 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Works to 4no. Platanus x hispanica Trees and 3no. Platanus orientalis Trees as specified by Christ Church College in the Central Conservation Area

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    24/02348/CAT Submitted 2 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Remove 1no. Fraxinus excelsior and works to various trees as specified by Christ Church College in the Central Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    24/02347/CAT Submitted 2 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Works to various trees as specified by Christ Church College in the Central Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1DP

    26/01584/CAT Submitted 30 Jun 2026 50 yards 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

In Oxford

  • 26/02426/CAT Awaiting decision

    33 Church Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4EB

    Works to 1no. Ash tree as specified by Consulting With Trees in the Iffley Village Conservation Area

    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/02197/TPO Granted

    10 Walton Well Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6ED

    Works to 1no Silver Birch tree as identified by North Oxford Trees and Gardens in the Oxford City Council - Walton Well Road (NO 1) TPO, 2010 T1 Silver birch: Reduce extending branches in the upper crown by 2.5 metres Reduce lateral extending branches by 2 metres Prune branch growing up against upper floor of property back to a suitable growth point Crown lift lower canopy to a height of 5 metres over the road Ensure telephone wires are clear

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02206/TPO Granted

    7 Walton Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2JG

    Works to 1no Horse Chestnut as identified by Future Tree Services Ltd in the City of Oxford Walton Crescent (No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1987. T2 - Horse Chestnut - Crown lift the lower canopy overhanging 38 Richmond Road to approximately 4-5 metres above ground level. All proposed works will be limited to the 38 Richmond Road side of the tree.

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02197/CAT Granted

    10 Walton Well Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6ED

    Works to 1no Silver Birch tree as identified by North Oxford Trees and Gardens in the Oxford City Council - Walton Well Road (NO 1) TPO, 2010 T1 Silver birch: Reduce extending branches in the upper crown by 2.5 metres Reduce lateral extending branches by 2 metres Prune branch growing up against upper floor of property back to a suitable growth point Crown lift lower canopy to a height of 5 metres over the road Ensure telephone wires are clear

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02414/CAT Awaiting decision

    Parking Area Of Beaumont Place Beaumont Buildings Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2LL

    Horse Chestnut tree to be cut back to 5m over the road and parking bays and removal of major deadwood in the Central Conservation Area.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees