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Pembroke College St Aldate's Oxford OX1 1DW

Granted Oxford 19/01293/LBC Listed Building Consent

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Alteration and refurbishment of the McGowin Library, including a small extension to the front and an additional storey. New openings formed to create a connection into the adjacent East Range of Old Quad (paving, landscaping and lighting) to provide a new entrance to the Almshouse and Master's Lodgings.

As published by the council, reference 19/01293/LBC

Application record

Reference
19/01293/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
17 May 2019
Validated
17 May 2019
Decided
12 Jul 2019
Ward
Carfax Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX1 1DW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/00611/CND Granted

    Pembroke College St Aldate's Oxford OX1 1DW

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of plannig permission 19/00611/FUL.

    Decided 30 Oct 2019 Conditions
  • 19/00465/CND Granted

    Pembroke College St Aldate's Oxford OX1 1DW

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of listed building consent 19/00465/LBC.

    Decided 5 Nov 2019 Conditions
  • 19/01292/FUL Granted

    Pembroke College St Aldate's Oxford OX1 1DW

    Alteration and refurbishment of the McGowin Library, including a small extension to the front and an additional storey. New openings formed to create a connection into the adjacent East Range of Old Quad (paving, landscaping and lighting) to provide a new entrance to the Almshouse and Master's Lodgings.

    Decided 12 Jul 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 May 2019

    Received by Oxford

  2. 12 Jul 2019

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

70 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 12 July 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    19/01292/FUL Submitted 17 May 2019 11m away

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    Granted Full applications Extension 73 docs
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