The Botnar trees on the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre’s site boundary have not been trimmed back for some time, and we have been pressing for this to be carried out.

Management of the trees has passed to the University of Oxford. The University wants to consider replanting its boundary and is keen to consult residents about all alternative options.

We were advised that a consultation meeting would take place with residents in December, but this has been delayed pending confirmation that there is no extant condition attached to the original permission which specifies the species of trees that would be acceptable. If that’s the case, a fresh planning application varying conditions would need to be made and there would be further delay. We have put the University and Botnar manager in touch with the City Council’s Tree Officer whose advice is that they can go ahead and consider all options with residents, and we are pushing for an early consultation otherwise we shall be into bird nesting time again. We’ll keep you posted.