Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

This site has had 6 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 1 refused.

• 26/01543/FUL Granted

  Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 3no. antennas and replacement with 3no. new antennas on support poles. The relocation of 2no. existing antennas, and ancillary development thereto on the rooftop of the Abercrombie Building.

  Decided 5 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/01535/T56 Decided

  Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  Application for prior approval for the removal and replacement of 4no. antennas with 8no. new antennas, 2no. transmission dishes utilising existing support poles while also introducing 2no. supporting brackets alongside ancillary works to the existing rooftop base station.

  Decided 17 Aug 2026
• 25/02305/T56 Refused

  Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  Application for prior approval to remove 3no. antennas, installation of 3no. antennas and relocation of 2no. antennas.

  Decided 30 Oct 2025 Telecoms
• 19/00646/PDT Granted

  Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  The removal of 3 no. existing antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 6 no. Remote Radio Units, 6 No. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), 3 no. metreel fallguard safety systems and 1 no. GPS module.

  Decided 22 Mar 2019 Telecoms
• 18/03151/PDT Granted

  Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  Installation of 3no. remote radio units (RRUs), 6no. mast head aplifiers (MHAs) and ancillary development thereto including 2 metreel fallguard safety rails.

  Decided 29 Nov 2018 Telecoms

1. 11 Mar 2019

   Received by Oxford

2. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 May 2019, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Oxford took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Oxford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Oxford decided telecoms applications in a median of 5 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Telecoms applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, usually as prior approval cases where the council considers siting and appearance only. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Oxford Brookes University Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  19/01446/CAT Submitted 29 May 2019 50 yards away

  Fell 1no. Cherry Tree as specified by Boward Oxford LTD in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  25/02305/T56 Submitted 5 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Application for prior approval to remove 3no. antennas, installation of 3no. antennas and relocation of 2no. antennas.

  Refused Telecoms 31 docs

• Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  19/00646/PDT Submitted 11 Mar 2019 50 yards away

  The removal of 3 no. existing antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 6 no. Remote Radio Units, 6 No. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), 3 no. metreel fallguard safety systems and 1 no. GPS module.

  Granted Telecoms 7 docs

• Oxford Brookes University Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  19/01658/CAT Submitted 19 Jun 2019 50 yards away

  Works to 1no. Cherry Tree as specified by Boward Oxford LTD in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Oxford Brookes University Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  19/01659/CAT Submitted 19 Jun 2019 50 yards away

  Works to various trees as specified by Boward Oxford LTD in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Oxford Brookes University Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

  19/01591/CAT Submitted 11 Jun 2019 50 yards away

  Works to 1no. Oak tree as specified by Boward Tree Management in the Headington Hill Conservation area.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 26/01632/PDT Granted

  Flats 14 - 18 Aubrey Court Woodhouse Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4JN

  Installation of fibre optic infrastructure to provide high-speed broadband services and associated works.

  Received 22 Jun, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Telecoms
• 26/01788/PDT Granted

  Stoke House 7 Stoke Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9BX

  Installation of a fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus.

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Telecoms
• 26/01741/PDT Granted

  Brooks Taylor Court Albion Place Oxford Oxfordshire

  The removal and replacement of 2no. antenna, works within the existing cabinets and development ancillary reworks thereto.

  Received 17 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Telecoms
• 26/01666/PDT Granted

  2 Southmoor Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6RD

  installation fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus under Regulation 5, detailed as 2X 10M medium wooden poles

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Telecoms
• 26/01222/PDT Refused

  Hutchison OX0048 Lincoln College Sports Ground Bartlemas Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2AB

  Upgrade to existing radio base station installation.

  Received 18 May, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Telecoms