Planning application
Lady Margaret Hall Norham Gardens Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6QA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of non-domestic building to the Cottage.
As published by the council, reference 26/00287/SP56
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00287/SP56
- Type
- Prior Approval Solar Panels Non Domestic
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Walton Manor Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX2 6QA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01827/ENT Granted
Lady Margaret Hall Norham Gardens Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6QA
Pollard a three-stemmed Willow Tree at 4m above ground level.
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25/03259/CAT Granted
Lady Margaret Hall Norham Gardens Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6QA
Works to various trees as specified by Independent Arboriculture & Urban Forestry Ltd in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb conservation area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Oxford
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 April 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Oxford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Oxford decided prior approval applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Works to 1no. Lime Tree as specified by specified by Tree Frontiers Ltd in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area. T3 (Lime) - crown reduction on south side of canopy only, to boundary line between private dwelling and public footpath.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docsDomestic -
Lady Margaret Hall Norham Gardens Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6QA
Pollard a three-stemmed Willow Tree at 4m above ground level.
Granted Trees
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