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257A Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7HN

Granted Oxford 21/01219/B56 Prior Approval Change of Use

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

Proposal

Change of use of offices from (Use Class B1a) to dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to form 2 x 2 bed. 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 21/01219/B56

Application record

Reference
21/01219/B56
Type
Prior Approval Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior approval required and granted
Received
29 Apr 2021
Validated
6 May 2021
Decided
24 Jun 2021
Ward
Summertown Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX2 7HN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2021

    Received by Oxford

  2. 6 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Prior approval required and granted

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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.

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