Planning application
Botanic Garden Forecourt High Street Oxford Oxfordshire
Works: Trees
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
Fell and works to various trees as specified by Thames Valley Tree Care Ltd in the Central Conservation Area. A039 Robinia pseudoacacia [False Acacia] Fell A041 Tilia x europaea [Connon Lime] Reduce back to last pruning points.
As published by the council, reference 26/01125/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01125/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Withdrawn
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
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Decision issued: Application Withdrawn
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
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About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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