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The Firs 50 Jack Straw's Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0DW

26/01851/CATWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Fell 2no. Cherry trees and 1no. Portuguese Laurel tree as specified by Bicester Tree Services Ltd in the Headington Hill conservation area.

Received
31 July 2026
Decision due
10 September 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Headington Hill And Northway Ward
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.26 Aug
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 26 August.

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Firs 50 Jack Straw's Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0DW. Oxford has handled 1,019 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Headington Hill conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Headington Hill And Northway Ward. We hold 1,963 applications in total for the OX3 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
OX3 0DW
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2026
Consultation expiry
26 August 2026
Consultation start
5 August 2026
Consultation end
26 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
5 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 August 2026
Last date for comments
26 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Bicester Tree Services Ltd 12 Laburnum Close Ambrosden, Bicester OX25 2RE

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15124720
Documents
2
Constraints
3

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: 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 2026-11-03. 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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