Planning application
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Upgrade to the fire compartmentation to second floor offices means of escape and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 25/03400/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03400/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Holywell Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX1 1BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 8 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01916/VAR Awaiting decision
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Variation (or removal) of condition 02 (LBC consent - approved plans) of planning permission 25/01136/LBC (Replacement of existing access point and installation of additional access points and antennas throughout to upgrade the Town Hall wifi system) to allow for additional works to the main hall steps to provide a better route for the AP units located in the area which differ from the approved drawings.
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25/03400/CND Awaiting decision
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Further details - new ceiling) of listed building consent 25/03400/LBC.
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25/01181/CND Granted
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Details submitted in compliance with condition 6 (M&E further details) of listed building consent 25/01181/LBC
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25/00983/CND Granted
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Details submitted in compliance with condition(s) 5 (Removal of existing features) and 6 (In accordance with method + spec) of listed building consent 25/00983/LBC
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25/03247/VAR Awaiting decision
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Variation (or removal) of Condition 5 (Removal of existing features) and Condition 6 (In accordance with method and specification) of planning permission 25/00983/LBC (Repairs to plaster and concrete soffits to various rooms in the Town Hall) to allow removal and safe disposal of existing ceiling mounted heaters.
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17/03039/CND21 Granted
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Details submitted in part-compliance with condition 8 (Further details - extract and vent) of listed building consent 17/03039/LBC
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17/03039/CND2 Granted
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Details submitted in compliance with condition 6 (Retention of iron staircase) of listed building consent 17/03039/LBC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Oxford
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7 Jan 2026
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 4 March 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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25/03400/CND Awaiting decision
Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Further details - new ceiling) of listed building consent 25/03400/LBC.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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