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185 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1UT

Refused Oxford 25/02623/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from retail unit (Use Class E(a)) to a restaurant (Use Class E(b)). Installation of external ventilation system to rear elevation.

As published by the council, reference 25/02623/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/02623/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Decided
15 Dec 2025
Ward
St Clement's Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX4 1UT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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