Planning application
Magdalen College School Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of the existing Science Buildings. Partial demolition of the Quinn and 1928 Buildings. Erection of a three storey academic building (Use Class F1(a)). Installation of solar panels, alterations to landscaping and associated works. Provision of cycle parking (amended description)
As published by the council, reference 25/02092/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02092/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- St Marys Ward
- Decision by
- Committee or Called In to Committee
- Postcode
- OX4 1DZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02200/FUL Awaiting decision
Magdalen College School Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ
Demolition of the 1928 Building and associated landscaping.
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26/02145/VAR Awaiting decision
Magdalen College School Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ
Variation (or removal) of condition 02 (Develop in accordance with approved plns), 03 (Materials), 04 (Window details),10 (Energy Requirements), 11 (Landscape Plan Required), 12 (Landscape Proposals Implementation), 13 (Landscape Proposals Reinstatment), 14 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 15 (Tree Protection Measures), 18 (Trial Trenching), 19 (Foundation Design), 21 (Construction Ecological Management Plan), 22 (Precautionary Working Method Statement), 27 (Piling Method Statement), 33 (CEMP Construction), 34 (CTMP), 36 (Cycle Parking), 37 (Phased Land Quality Investigation) of planning permission 25/02092/FUL Demolition of the existing Science Buildings. Partial demolition of the Quinn and 1928 Buildings. Erection of a three-storey academic building (Use Class F1(a)). Installation of solar panels, alterations to landscaping and associated works. Provision of cycle parking (amended description) to allow the delivery of the development through a phased construction programme.
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26/02052/SP56 Decided
Magdalen College School Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ
Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of non-domestic building (amended address).
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25/02092/CND Awaiting decision
Magdalen College School Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ
Details submitted in compliance with condition 5 (Historic Recording 1928 Building) of planning permission 25/02092/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2025
Received by Oxford
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9 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/02145/VAR Awaiting decision
Magdalen College School Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ
Variation (or removal) of condition 02 (Develop in accordance with approved plns), 03 (Materials), 04 (Window details),10 (Energy Requirements), 11 (Landscape Plan Required), 12 (Landscape Proposals Implementation), 13 (Landscape Proposals Reinstatment), 14 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 15 (Tree Protection Measures), 18 (Trial Trenching), 19 (Foundation Design), 21 (Construction Ecological Management Plan), 22 (Precautionary Working Method Statement), 27 (Piling Method Statement), 33 (CEMP Construction), 34 (CTMP), 36 (Cycle Parking), 37 (Phased Land Quality Investigation) of planning permission 25/02092/FUL Demolition of the existing Science Buildings. Partial demolition of the Quinn and 1928 Buildings. Erection of a three-storey academic building (Use Class F1(a)). Installation of solar panels, alterations to landscaping and associated works. Provision of cycle parking (amended description) to allow the delivery of the development through a phased construction programme.
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25/02092/CND Awaiting decision
Magdalen College School Cowley Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ
Details submitted in compliance with condition 5 (Historic Recording 1928 Building) of planning permission 25/02092/FUL.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
123 documents on file for this application
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Oxford granted permission on 16 December 2025, 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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