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56 Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6EP

23/01188/CATWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 June 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to 1no. (twin stemmed) tree as specified by Bee Wee in the Walton Manor Conservation Area (as ammended 05.06.2023).

Received
25 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Walton Manor Ward
  1. Received25 May
  2. Validated25 May
  3. Consult.22 Jun
  4. Target5 Jul
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 56 Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6EP. Oxford has handled 1,019 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Oxford's typical decision time. The site is in the Walton Manor conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Walton Manor Ward. We hold 1,151 applications in total for the OX2 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Oxford City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
OX2 6EP
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 May 2023
Consultation expiry
22 June 2023
Consultation start
1 June 2023
Consultation end
22 June 2023
Last date for comments
22 June 2023
Target decision date
5 July 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Walton Manor
  • Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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