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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
Granted As published: 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 this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 24 June 2021, 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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