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Godstow Abbey Godstow Road Oxford Oxfordshire

Awaiting decision Oxford 26/00588/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

Fell 10no. Elder Trees and 2no. Hawthorn Trees as specified by Oxford University Parks in the Wolvercote with Godstow conservation area.

As published by the council, reference 26/00588/CAT

Application record

Reference
26/00588/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Registered
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Wolvercote Ward
Decision by
Delegated decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Received by Oxford

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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.

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