Planning application
Merton College Sports Ground Manor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3UQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to various trees as specified by Thames Valley Tree Care Ltd in the Central Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 26/01122/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01122/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX1 3UQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01825/ENT Granted
Merton College Sports Ground Manor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3UQ
Pollard 2no. willow trees as specified by Lucille Savin.
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26/01687/CAT Granted
Merton College Sports Ground Manor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3UQ
Fell 4no. Eastern cottonwood trees as specified by Miss Lucille Savin in the Central Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 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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