Planning application
Land Forming The Site Of Bennett Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Works to various trees as specified by Ringrose Tree Services in the Temple Cowley Conservation area. T501 Wild cherry Crown lift to 2.5m over parking spot for number 11. T502 Wild cherry Crown lift to 2.5m over visitor parking spot to the west. Prune roadside back to boundary. T503 Wild cherry Crown lift to 2.5m over both adjacent parking spots. Prune roadside back to boundary. T504 Wild cherry Crown lift to 2.5m over both adjacent parking spots. Prune roadside back to boundary. T505 Wild cherry Re-reduce crown back to near previous points. Approximately 1-2m. T506 Wild cherry Re-reduce crown back to near previous points. Approximately 1-2m. T507 Wild cherry Re-reduce crown back to near previous points. Approximately 1-2m. T508 Wild cherry Re-reduce crown back to near previous points. Approximately 1-2m. T510 Swedish whitebeam Formatively prune to ensure good form in the future. T511 Swedish whitebeam Formatively prune to ensure good form in the future. T512 Common lime Remove major deadwood and remove epicormic growth around base. T513 Common lime Remove major deadwood and lift crown to 4m over neighbours car park. T514 Common lime Remove major deadwood and remove epicormic growth around base. T515 Goat willow Fell regrowth to ground level and treat the stump with ecoplugs. T517 Wild cherry Crown lift over road and car park to 2.5m and reduce back from building to create 1m clearance. T521 Common lime Fell epicormic growth to ground level and treat the stump with eco plugs. T522 Swedish whitebeam Repollard back to near previous pollard points. T531 Cultivar apple Reduce back to near previous points. T543 Common lime Remove major deadwood and prune back from traffic signals.
As published by the council, reference 26/00564/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00564/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Temple Cowley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019.
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26/00672/TPO Awaiting decision
Land Forming The Site Of Bennett Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire
Works to various trees as specified by Ringrose Tree Services as identified in the Oxford City Council Oxford Road, (No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1997. T527 Common lime Remove epicormic growth around base. T536 Silver maple Prune back from building to leave a 3m clearance.
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19/02658/TPO Withdrawn
Land Forming The Site Of Bennett Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire
Works to 1no. Cherry Tree as specified by Mr Payne as identified in the Oxford City Council Oxford Road, (No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1997
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Oxford
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 May 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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