Planning application
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of a handrail to the spiral stone staircase of the Great Tower.
As published by the council, reference 25/03114/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03114/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX1 4AU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 22 applications since 2025: 12 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02052/SP56 Awaiting decision
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of non-domestic building.
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26/01532/CPU Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Proposed temporary marquee (required in connection with development 26/00316/VAR)
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26/01478/LBC Decided
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Installation of a low-level 150 mm diameter extract cowl through the lead roof of the WCR link building including associated ductwork
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26/01477/FUL Decided
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Installation of a low-level 150 mm diameter extract cowl through the lead roof of the WCR link building including associated ductwork.
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26/00315/CND2 Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in compliance with condition 12 (Landscape Mitigation) of planning permission 26/00315/VAR
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26/00316/CND Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in part compliance with condition 8 (Details - removal, storage reinstatement) of planning permission 26/00316/VAR
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26/01039/CAT Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Notification to carry out various works and fell various trees as specified by Thames ValleyTree Care Ltd in the Central Conservation Area.
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26/00315/CND Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in compliance with condition 16 (Tree Protection Plan (TPP)), 17 (Arboricultural Monitoring Programme AMP), 19 (CEMP (Biodiversity) and 23 (CTMP) of planning permission 26/00315/VAR.
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26/00997/CAT Granted
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Works to various trees as specified by Chris Wharton in the Central Conservation area.
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24/01521/CND3 Awaiting decision
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 6 (Details of M&E installations), 7 (Details- fabric upgrade and adaptation) of listed building consent 24/01521/LBC.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Oxford
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8 Dec 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 2 February 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Prune 1no. London Plane tree by reducing 1no. branch. Fell 2no. dead Box trees and fell 1no. dead Thorn tree species as specified by David Craft in the Central conservation area.
Granted Trees 1 doc -
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Details submitted in compliance with condition 12 (Landscape Mitigation) of planning permission 26/00315/VAR
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
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Works to various trees as specified by Jenks Oxford Ltd in the Oxford City Council Central Conservation Area.
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Details submitted in compliance with conditions 6 (Details of M&E installations), 7 (Details- fabric upgrade and adaptation) of listed building consent 24/01521/LBC.
Awaiting decision Conditions 23 docs -
Cloister Quad Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
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Internal changes to 2 no. rooms off the Cloister Quad to create additional storage space. Partial wall division and cupboards to be fitted to new music practice room and new brick pier and timber raised floor to storage room. (Amended Description)
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs -
Cloister Quad Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
98% historically approved · decision due ~14 May
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