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385 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2BS

Granted Oxford 22/02872/VAR Variation of condition

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plns) and 3 (Material samples) of planning permission 21/02215/FUL. (Demolition of existing car repair garage. Construction of new buildings to provide 1no. office unit (Use Class E) and 5 x 2 bed flats (Block A) and 3 x 1 bed flats (Use Class C3) (Block B). Provision of 3no. car parking spaces, bin and cycle storage (amended plans)) to allow changes to apartment mix (1 x office unit, 4 x 1 bed flats, 2 x 2 bed flats and 2 x 3 bed flats), internal and external layouts, external facade and roof design, landscaping, bin and bicycle stores. (Amended description).

As published by the council, reference 22/02872/VAR

Application record

Reference
22/02872/VAR
Type
Variation of condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
5 Dec 2022
Validated
16 Dec 2022
Decided
27 Feb 2023
Ward
Donnington Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX4 2BS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2022

    Received by Oxford

  2. 16 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

17 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 amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

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