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261 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7HN

Granted Oxford 26/00996/PIP Planning in Principle

Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Permission in principle application for the erection of a new building to comprise of between 2 and 4 flats (Use Class C3) with roof gardens and provision of private amenity spaces. (All matters of design including scale, demolition and/or conversion and all technical matters reserved for future application).

As published by the council, reference 26/00996/PIP

Application record

Reference
26/00996/PIP
Type
Planning in Principle
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Decided
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Summertown
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX2 7HN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Apr 2026

    Received by Oxford

  2. 30 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 4 June 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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