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Magdalen College School And Boarding House Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DX

26/01346/CATWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Works and fell various trees as specified by ARBUK Limited in the St. Clement's And Iffley Road Conservation Area. 004,005 - Prunus, Light lift to 3m over pavement. 015 - Horse Chestnut, Tip reduce Northern limb by c. 25% to reduce leverage on compromised lower main stem, rebalance canopy roadside bias, avoid interference with adjacent Sycamore. 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. 065 - Ash, Remove limb described back to union. 074,075, 094, 099, 134 - Repollard 138 - Ash, Remove riverside stem 146 - Gleditzia, Lift lowest tips to clear pavement by 3m

Received
3 June 2026
Decision due
14 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Marys Ward
  1. Received3 Jun
  2. Validated3 Jun
  3. Consult.30 Jun
  4. Target14 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 30 June.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (3)

About this application

This is a tree application at Magdalen College School And Boarding House Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DX. Oxford has handled 1,019 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St Clement's and Iffley Road conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across St Marys Ward. We hold 1,723 applications in total for the OX4 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
OX4 1DX
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 June 2026
Consultation expiry
30 June 2026
Consultation start
9 June 2026
Consultation end
30 June 2026
Last date for comments
30 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
ARBUK Limited 9 Vicarage Close Chalgrove Oxford OX44 7RD

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14982343
Documents
3
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: St. Clement's And Iffley Road
  • Listed building: Grade II: 2 and 3, Cowley PlaceOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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 2026-11-03. 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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