Planning application
5 Hedges Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8JY
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 1no. Beech tree and removal of 1no. Beech tree as specified by Oxford Tree Surgeons Ltd. In the Headington Quarry Conservation Area. T1. Beech. - Remove. T2. Beech - Thin crown by ten percent volume.
As published by the council, reference 26/02347/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02347/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 30 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Quarry And Risinghurst Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX3 8JY
Comment by 28 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Oxford's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2026
Received by Oxford
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 27 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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