Planning application
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification to carry out various works and fell various trees as specified by Thames ValleyTree Care Ltd in the Central Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 26/01039/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01039/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX1 4AU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 22 applications since 2025: 12 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02052/SP56 Awaiting decision
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of non-domestic building.
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26/01532/CPU Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Proposed temporary marquee (required in connection with development 26/00316/VAR)
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26/01478/LBC Decided
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Installation of a low-level 150 mm diameter extract cowl through the lead roof of the WCR link building including associated ductwork
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26/01477/FUL Decided
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Installation of a low-level 150 mm diameter extract cowl through the lead roof of the WCR link building including associated ductwork.
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26/00315/CND2 Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in compliance with condition 12 (Landscape Mitigation) of planning permission 26/00315/VAR
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26/00316/CND Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in part compliance with condition 8 (Details - removal, storage reinstatement) of planning permission 26/00316/VAR
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26/00315/CND Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in compliance with condition 16 (Tree Protection Plan (TPP)), 17 (Arboricultural Monitoring Programme AMP), 19 (CEMP (Biodiversity) and 23 (CTMP) of planning permission 26/00315/VAR.
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26/00997/CAT Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Works to various trees as specified by Chris Wharton in the Central Conservation area.
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24/01521/CND3 Awaiting decision
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 6 (Details of M&E installations), 7 (Details- fabric upgrade and adaptation) of listed building consent 24/01521/LBC.
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25/03399/CND Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Details) of listed building consent 25/03399/LBC.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Oxford
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Oxford granted permission on 29 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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