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26/01420/CAT

Playing Fields (Site B) Magdalen College School Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire

Granted Oxford Works to Trees in Conservation Area

Proposal

Removal of various trees and works to 1no. Lombardy Poplar tree and 1no. Horse Chestnut tree as specified by ARBUK Limited in the Central conservation area. 036 - 5 recently dead trees (Sycamores and a hawthorn) to be removed. 039 - Lombardy Poplar repruned back to the historic pollarding points at approx.10m above ground level. 044 - Horse Chestnut, Crown lift over river to c.4m 051 - Crack Willow the tree is removed entirely. 062 - 4 larch, 3 - 2 of which are now standing dead - both dead trees should be removed.

As published by the council, reference 26/01420/CAT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Received by Oxford

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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