Planning application
Department Of Atmospheric Physics Building Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 1no. condensing unit in the lower ground basement of the Robert Hooke building.
As published by the council, reference 25/03119/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03119/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX1 3PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00287/NMA Granted
Department Of Atmospheric Physics Building Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PP
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 24/00287/FUL to include reducing the depth of the proposed platform which allows it to be positioned closer the external face of the existing AOPP building, reducing its impact on the view down Sherrington Road. Extension of the platform length to the external corner of the existign building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2025
Received by Oxford
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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