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21/01134/B56

32 Kelburne Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3SJ

Refused Oxford Prior Approval Change of Use

Proposal

Change of use from ground floor Offices (Use Class B1(a)) to form 2 x 1 bed flats (Use Class C3). This application is for determination as to whether prior approval of the Council is required and, if required, whether it should be granted. This application is assessed solely in respect of transport and highway impacts, contamination risks, flooding risks, impacts of noise from commercial premises and the provision of natural light in all habitable rooms of the proposed dwellinghouses.

As published by the council, reference 21/01134/B56

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Apr 2021

    Received by Oxford

  2. 1 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Prior approval required and refused

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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In Oxford

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