Planning application
16 Hertford Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3AJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior approval for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to create a 1 x 4 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 26/00357/EC56
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00357/EC56
- Type
- Prior App Commercial to dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval required and granted
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Donnington Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX4 3AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Oxford
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval required and granted
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2 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Oxford granted permission on 9 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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