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Belsyre Court Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HU

Granted Oxford 22/02729/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Remove existing light fittings from shop frontages. Insert additional lighting into the ceiling of the colonnade to shop frontages and provide lighting to the front facade. Repair broken stone paving and replace tarmac infill. Installation of new entrance door and installation of ASHP to existing roof.

As published by the council, reference 22/02729/FUL

Application record

Reference
22/02729/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
17 Nov 2022
Validated
29 Nov 2022
Decided
27 Jan 2023
Ward
Walton Manor Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX2 6HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/02730/LBC Granted

    Belsyre Court Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HU

    Clean and repaint the colonnade, Remove existing light fittings from shop frontages. Insert additional lighting into the ceiling of the colonnade and shop frontages and to provide subtle lighting to the front facade. Repair broken stone paving and replace tarmac infill, Installation of new ASHP to existing roof and Installation of new entrance door and alterations to internal entrance lobby. Retaining and refurbishing the existing lift, alterations to internal staircase and installation of new staircase lighting. Alterations to second floor to include; Remove modern suspended ceiling, significantly increasing the height of floor and allowing for modern day ceiling mounted heating/cooling units to utilise original ventilation grilles, removal of partition walls and installation of secondary glazing to existing windows.

    Decided 24 Jan 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2022

    Received by Oxford

  2. 29 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 27 January 2023, 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.

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    17/02991/CND Submitted 12 Mar 2019 50 yards away

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    Clean and repaint the colonnade, Remove existing light fittings from shop frontages. Insert additional lighting into the ceiling of the colonnade and shop frontages and to provide subtle lighting to the front facade. Repair broken stone paving and replace tarmac infill, Installation of new ASHP to existing roof and Installation of new entrance door and alterations to internal entrance lobby. Retaining and refurbishing the existing lift, alterations to internal staircase and installation of new staircase lighting. Alterations to second floor to include; Remove modern suspended ceiling, significantly increasing the height of floor and allowing for modern day ceiling mounted heating/cooling units to utilise original ventilation grilles, removal of partition walls and installation of secondary glazing to existing windows.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Windows or glazing 36 docs
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