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Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

Refused Oxford 25/02305/T56 Telecom 56 day application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for prior approval to remove 3no. antennas, installation of 3no. antennas and relocation of 2no. antennas.

As published by the council, reference 25/02305/T56

Application record

Reference
25/02305/T56
Type
Telecom 56 day application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior approval required and refused
Received
5 Sep 2025
Validated
5 Sep 2025
Decided
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Churchill Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX3 0BP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 6 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01543/FUL Granted

    Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

    The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 3no. antennas and replacement with 3no. new antennas on support poles. The relocation of 2no. existing antennas, and ancillary development thereto on the rooftop of the Abercrombie Building.

    Decided 5 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01535/T56 Decided

    Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

    Application for prior approval for the removal and replacement of 4no. antennas with 8no. new antennas, 2no. transmission dishes utilising existing support poles while also introducing 2no. supporting brackets alongside ancillary works to the existing rooftop base station.

    Decided 17 Aug 2026
  • 19/00685/PDT Awaiting decision

    Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

    The removal of 3 no. existing antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 6 no. Remote Radio Units, 6 No. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), 3 no. metreel fallguard safety systems and 1 no. GPS module.

    Submitted 11 Mar 2019 Telecoms
  • 19/00646/PDT Granted

    Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

    The removal of 3 no. existing antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 6 no. Remote Radio Units, 6 No. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), 3 no. metreel fallguard safety systems and 1 no. GPS module.

    Decided 22 Mar 2019 Telecoms
  • 18/03151/PDT Granted

    Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP

    Installation of 3no. remote radio units (RRUs), 6no. mast head aplifiers (MHAs) and ancillary development thereto including 2 metreel fallguard safety rails.

    Decided 29 Nov 2018 Telecoms

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Sep 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Prior approval required and refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Oxford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About telecoms applications

Telecoms applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, usually as prior approval cases where the council considers siting and appearance only. More in our guide to planning application types.

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