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Belsyre Court Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HU

Granted Oxford 22/02730/LBC Listed Building Consent

Works: Extension Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 22/02730/LBC

Application record

Reference
22/02730/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
17 Nov 2022
Validated
29 Nov 2022
Decided
24 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.

  • 22/02729/FUL Granted

    Belsyre Court Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HU

    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.

    Decided 27 Jan 2023 Full applications

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. 24 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

36 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 24 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.

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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