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72 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1JB

Granted Oxford 19/00196/SF56 Prior Approval A1/A2 to A3

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application seeking prior approval for Change of Use from Use Class A1 (Shops) to Use Class A3 (Café/Restaurant).

As published by the council, reference 19/00196/SF56

Application record

Reference
19/00196/SF56
Type
Prior Approval A1/A2 to A3
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior approval required and granted
Received
24 Jan 2019
Validated
24 Jan 2019
Decided
11 Mar 2019
Ward
St Marys Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX4 1JB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jan 2019

    Received by Oxford

  2. 11 Mar 2019

    Decision issued: Prior approval required and granted

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 11 March 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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