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The Firs Headington Hill Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BT

25/02648/CATWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

Works to various trees as specified by Young Tree Services in the Headington Hill Conservation area. T1 (Eucalyptus) - Crown reduce by 3m. T2 (Yew) - Crown lift to 4m over driveway. G1 (Lawson Cypress, Plum) - Cut back branches touching the BT wire.

Received
10 October 2025
Decided
13 November 2025 · Raise No Objection
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Churchill Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received10 Oct
  2. Validated10 Oct
  3. Consult.5 Nov
  4. Target20 Nov
  5. Decided13 Nov

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Oxford99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at The Firs Headington Hill Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BT. Oxford has handled 1,005 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 28 days. This one was decided in 34 days, 6 days longer than Oxford's median. The site is in the Headington Hill conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Churchill Ward. We hold 1,901 applications in total for the OX3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/02648/CAT
Address
The Firs Headington Hill Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BT
Postcode
OX3 0BT
Local Authority
Oxford
Application Type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Churchill Ward

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Young's Tree Services 3 St. Martins Road Oxford OX4 4RR

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 October 2025
Consultation Expiry
5 November 2025
Target Decision Date
20 November 2025
Date Decided
13 November 2025
Date Validated
10 October 2025
Date Submitted
10 October 2025
Consultation Start
15 October 2025
Consultation End
5 November 2025
Last Date for Comments
5 November 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Raise No Objection
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
41 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14398997
Documents
2
Constraints
3
Coordinates
51.754350, -1.226475
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Oxford

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Headington Hill
  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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