Planning application
5 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to various trees as specified by Mr Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservation Area. to fell and remove two small trees: Acer pseudoplatanus (SYC) and Ilex aquifolium (G4)
As published by the council, reference 26/02179/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02179/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX1 3SZ
Comment by 1 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Oxford's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02840/CAT Granted
5 Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SZ
Works to various trees as specified by Mr. Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservation area. 940 Walnut sp. Sever remove ivy G7 a mixed hedgerow Reduce all vegetation back to boundary line for future management. 901 Betula sp. Dead Prunus adjacent - remove Prunus 927 Prunus sp. Crown lift to statutory clearance and reduce crown 15% 929 Fraxinus sp. Clear ivy, on tennis courtside: remove lowest limb and reduce canopy 15% 935 Malus sp Sever ivy on adjacent lilac 939 Juglans sp Reactive growth from coppice on decayed stump - fell to ground level 942 Juglans sp. Remove major deadwood 945 Juglans sp. Reduce canopy for clearance and roofline. 946 Ilex sp. Cut back to clear lamp, sign and footpath. 903 Gleditsia triancanthos Insert cobra cable brace 930 Juglans sp. Crown lift over roofline and remove deadwood 931 Ligustrum sp. Reduce crown 20% 932 Taxus sp. Reduce growth over boundary 937 Juglans sp. Reduce canopy over boundary G5 Group comprised of self-seeded sycamores, elder, pyracantha and holly at the back of #5. Fell and treat all self-seeded sycamores, nonviable trees and dying specimens to manage vegetation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by Oxford
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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Works to various trees as specified by Mr. Robert Douglas Brown in the Central Conservation area. 940 Walnut sp. Sever remove ivy G7 a mixed hedgerow Reduce all vegetation back to boundary line for future management. 901 Betula sp. Dead Prunus adjacent - remove Prunus 927 Prunus sp. Crown lift to statutory clearance and reduce crown 15% 929 Fraxinus sp. Clear ivy, on tennis courtside: remove lowest limb and reduce canopy 15% 935 Malus sp Sever ivy on adjacent lilac 939 Juglans sp Reactive growth from coppice on decayed stump - fell to ground level 942 Juglans sp. Remove major deadwood 945 Juglans sp. Reduce canopy for clearance and roofline. 946 Ilex sp. Cut back to clear lamp, sign and footpath. 903 Gleditsia triancanthos Insert cobra cable brace 930 Juglans sp. Crown lift over roofline and remove deadwood 931 Ligustrum sp. Reduce crown 20% 932 Taxus sp. Reduce growth over boundary 937 Juglans sp. Reduce canopy over boundary G5 Group comprised of self-seeded sycamores, elder, pyracantha and holly at the back of #5. Fell and treat all self-seeded sycamores, nonviable trees and dying specimens to manage vegetation.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
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