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Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

Awaiting decision Oxford 19/00685/PDT Permitted Dev Check -Telecoms

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 19/00685/PDT

Application record

Reference
19/00685/PDT
Type
Permitted Dev Check -Telecoms
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
11 Mar 2019
Validated
11 Mar 2019
Ward
Churchill Ward
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
OX3 0BP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01543/FUL Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 25 Jun 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.

    Submitted 24 Jun 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 Decided

    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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

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 7 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About telecoms applications

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.

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