Planning application
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by Oxford
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior approval required and refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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