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116 - 117 High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4BZ

Granted Oxford 22/03008/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use of the basement and ground floor from retail (Use Class E) to part retail to the front ground floor (Use Class E(a)) and part library for College use (Use Class F1(d)) to the rear ground floor and basement.

As published by the council, reference 22/03008/FUL

Application record

Reference
22/03008/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
19 Dec 2022
Validated
19 Dec 2022
Decided
15 Feb 2023
Ward
Holywell Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX1 4BZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

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

  • 22/03009/LBC Granted

    116 - 117 High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4BZ

    Change of use of the basement and ground floor from retail (Use Class E) to part retail to the front ground floor (Use Class E(a)) and part library for College use (Use Class F1(d)) to the rear ground floor and basement. Internal alterations to include re-location of existing fire panel, strip out of existing bookshelves and fittings from retail area, formation of new timber handrail to replace existing ramp, installation of a new WC with new soil vent pipe and timber stud work in painted plaster to create partition wall in basement.

    Decided 15 Feb 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Dec 2022

    Received by Oxford

  2. 15 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 15 February 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 116 - 117 High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4BZ

    22/03009/LBC Submitted 19 Dec 2022 0m away

    Change of use of the basement and ground floor from retail (Use Class E) to part retail to the front ground floor (Use Class E(a)) and part library for College use (Use Class F1(d)) to the rear ground floor and basement. Internal alterations to include re-location of existing fire panel, strip out of existing bookshelves and fittings from retail area, formation of new timber handrail to replace existing ramp, installation of a new WC with new soil vent pipe and timber stud work in painted plaster to create partition wall in basement.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

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