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St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

Awaiting decision Oxford 26/00823/LBC Listed Building Consent

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Restoration and replacement works to 2no. busts to eastern corner of the Canterbury Quad.

As published by the council, reference 26/00823/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/00823/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Registered
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Carfax And Jericho Ward
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
OX1 3JP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 18 applications since 2018: 12 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01673/CAT Granted

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Works to various trees as specified by Complete Tree Services UK LTD in the Central Conservation Area. T291 Horse chestnut Reduce crown by 20 % by removing up to 3m apical and 2m lateral growth T319 Norway Maple Reduce by 15% by removing up to 2m apical and 1.5m lateral growth T284 Horse chestnut reduce to give 1.5m clearance from property and adjacent trees 1 x Wellingtonia adjacent to T284 lift to give 3m clearance T142 & T143 Hornbeam x 2 Crown lift both to give minimum of 2 metres clearance from adjacent properties T137 Yew Touching adjacent building - reduce to give clearance 2m T283 Plane Crown lift to give 2m clearance from building and remove 2 x limbs growing over wall T129 Horse chestnut Reduce path and bench side to alleviate strain by removing up to 1.5m lateral growth T19 Robinia reduce crown 15% by removing up to 1m apical growth and 2m lateral growth

    Decided 27 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01675/CAT Granted

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Works to 1no. London Plane tree as specified by Complete Tree Services UK LTD in the Central Conservation Area. T139 London Plane reduce to give 3m clearance from buildings/structure

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01629/FUL Granted

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Erection of a temporary building for a period of three years

    Decided 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01611/CAT Granted

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Works to 1no. Birch and 1no. Magnolia tree as specified by Sylva Consultancy in the Central Conservation Area. T1: Birch - Prune canopy to provide a 1.5m clearance to the adjacent building. T2: Magnolia - Prune canopy to provide a 1.5m clearance to the adjacent building. Prune back the remaining lateral canopy spread by 1m.

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01274/LBC Awaiting decision

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Internal and external alterations to the Sir Thomas White Building in connection with improvements to existing student accommodation, including provision of accessible and en-suite bedrooms (following conversion of ground floor JCR, Bar, Prestwich, Larkin and TV Rooms), relocation of rowing room, alterations and replacement of communal kitchens and bathrooms, installation of new external access doors, removal of existing glazed extension to the Bar and reinstatement of original building line, replacement of windows, installation of insulation, upgrading of building services, and associated works to improve fire safety and energy efficiency.

    Submitted 26 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/01273/FUL Awaiting decision

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Internal and external alterations to the Sir Thomas White Building in connection with improvements to existing student accommodation, including provision of accessible and en-suite bedrooms (following conversion of ground floor JCR, Bar, Prestwich, Larkin and TV Rooms), relocation of rowing room, alterations and replacement of communal kitchens and bathrooms, installation of new external access doors, removal of existing glazed extension to the Bar and reinstatement of original building line, replacement of windows, installation of insulation, upgrading of building services, and associated works to improve fire safety and energy efficiency.

    Submitted 26 May 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01159/FUL Decided

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Alterations to fenestration to the Dolphin Quadrangle.

    Submitted 12 May 2026 Full applications
  • 24/02860/CAT Granted

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Works to 3no. Plane tree roots as specified by Tree Frontiers Ltd in the Central Conservation Area

    Decided 12 Dec 2024 Trees
  • 24/01930/CAT Granted

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Works to various trees as specified by Lear Associates Limited in the Central Conservation Area.

    Decided 3 Sep 2024 Trees
  • 24/01656/LBC Withdrawn

    St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    Alterations and conservation works to the Walled Forecourt to provide new public amenity space as well as formation of 2no. pathways with seating along the perimeter and formation of 2no. access ramps. Installation of a metal archway and metal gates on the West Forecourt elevation. Installation of lighting and lit bollards along the existing footpath, lit kerbs along the new pathways and lighting to the existing Porters Lodge stone archway. Associated landscaping.

    Decided 29 Aug 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Oxford

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 May 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

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Nearby applications

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  • St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    19/01649/LBC Submitted 18 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Installation of secondary glazing and lighting. Stone repairs and paving replacement and formation of wheelchair access to Laudian Library, Old Library and Paddy Room.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 30 docs
  • St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    18/02381/CAT Submitted 3 Sep 2018 50 yards away

    Fell 1no. horse chestnut (dead), 1Pterocarya 'Fraxinifolia', 1no. Gleditzia 'Triacanthos', 1no. Cedrus 'Atlantica' in the main garden, 2no. Lawsons Cypress, 1no. Common Horse Chesnut and Prune 1no. Robinia tree at St Giles House, in the Central Conservation area (Amended Deswcription).

    Granted Trees 1 doc
  • St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    26/01273/FUL Submitted 26 May 2026 50 yards away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~21 Jul

    Internal and external alterations to the Sir Thomas White Building in connection with improvements to existing student accommodation, including provision of accessible and en-suite bedrooms (following conversion of ground floor JCR, Bar, Prestwich, Larkin and TV Rooms), relocation of rowing room, alterations and replacement of communal kitchens and bathrooms, installation of new external access doors, removal of existing glazed extension to the Bar and reinstatement of original building line, replacement of windows, installation of insulation, upgrading of building services, and associated works to improve fire safety and energy efficiency.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 530 docs
  • St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    18/02546/VAR Submitted 25 Sep 2018 50 yards away

    Variation of condition 4 (Landscape plan required) of planning permission 15/03753/FUL (Formation of site construction access comprising demolition and rebuilding of stone walls and provision of access road. Provision of ground source heat array.(amended plans)(additional info) to allow amendments to Park Road entrance landscape and retaining walls.

    Granted Amendments Demolition 16 docs
  • St Johns College St Giles' Oxford OX1 3JP

    19/02628/FUL Submitted 11 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Erection of a temporary building. (Amended Plans)

    Granted Full applications 20 docs
  • St Johns College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3JP

    19/01475/FUL Submitted 4 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Formation of 2no. four point arch openings in the main entrance, alterations to 1no. existing door to lodge, installation of low level barrier to the main entrance of the porters lodge and formation of level access to the main entrance, student post room and lobby. (additional details)

    Granted Full applications 32 docs

In Oxford

  • 26/02453/LBC Awaiting decision

    8 Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HG

    Replacement of rear single storey extension glass roof with a natural slate roof, raising by 125mm and retaining the two rooflights.

    Received 13 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/02432/LBC Awaiting decision

    91 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6HL

    Extension of existing boundary wall, replacement of existing boundary fence with a boundary wall

    Received 9 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00953/LBC Refused

    The Manor House 3 Mill Lane Iffley Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4EJ

    Demolition of existing lean-to structure and extension to side (north) and first floor rear (east) extension. Erection of a single storey side and rear extension. Insertion of 1no. first floor window to rear (east) elevation and alterations to rear porch. Insertion of 1no. window to side (north) elevation. Repairs to boundary wall and associated works. Internal alterations, including minor alterations to plan form at ground floor, and thermal upgrade works and underfloor heating on all floors. (Amended description)

    Received 17 Apr, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/02406/LBC Awaiting decision

    15 Park Town Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6SN

    Alterations to fenestration.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/02401/LBC Awaiting decision

    29 Park Town Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6SN

    Alterations to fenestration.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings