Planning application
Belsyre Court Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment of lift servicing the commercial units, including minor alterations to existing lift enclosure. Installation of glass handrail and replacement of flooring to fourth floor flat roof to improve secondary means of escape.
As published by the council, reference 26/00353/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00353/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Walton Manor Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Oxford
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7 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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