Planning application
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of new and replacement plant equipment including 1 no. Air Handling Unit, 2 no. Condensing Units, 1 no. Electrical Feeder Pillar, and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 25/02931/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02931/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Carfax And Jericho Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX1 2PH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01500/LBC Decided
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
Installation of secondary glazing to windows of the basement cafe.
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25/02932/CND Granted
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
Details submitted in compliance with condition 5 (Equipment specifications) of listed building consent 25/02932/LBC
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25/02931/CND Granted
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Plant equipment details) of planning permission 25/02931/FUL
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26/00217/ADV Granted
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
Display of 2no. non-illuminated floral installations.
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25/02932/LBC Awaiting decision
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
Replacement 2no. condensers and electrical feeder pillar cabinet, 1no. fan and replacement of pipe work. Relocation of silencer and intake louvre. Installation of 2no. condenser units, 1no. heater battery and 2no. cooling units and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Oxford
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11 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Oxford took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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25/02931/CND Granted
Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Plant equipment details) of planning permission 25/02931/FUL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH
Display of 2no. non-illuminated floral installations.
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Details submitted in compliance with condition 5 (Equipment specifications) of listed building consent 25/02932/LBC
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Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Plant equipment details) of planning permission 25/02931/FUL
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Replacement 2no. condensers and electrical feeder pillar cabinet, 1no. fan and replacement of pipe work. Relocation of silencer and intake louvre. Installation of 2no. condenser units, 1no. heater battery and 2no. cooling units and associated works.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs -
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98% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug
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Decided Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing
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