Planning application
County Hall New Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1ND
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Proposal
Change of use from Office (Use Class E), Council Chambers and Coroners Court (Sui Generis) to Hotel (Use Class C1), Restaurant (Use class E(b)), café (Use class E(b)) and bar and/or drinking establishment with expanded food provision' (Sui Generis). Erection of a two-storey front extension and single storey upwards extension to the link building. Replacement of the rooftop plant enclosure with a single storey roof pavilion extension on New County Hall. Installation of new external ramped access to Old County Hall and alterations to existing vehicular access. Provision of bin stores, car and cycle parking. Provision of hard and soft landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/01279/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01279/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Postcode
- OX1 1ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019.
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26/01280/LBC Awaiting decision
County Hall New Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1ND
Internal and external alterations to the grade II* County Hall in association with a change of use from 'Office' (Class E) and 'Council Chambers and Coroners Court' (Sui Generis) to 'Hotel' (Class C1), 'Restaurant' (Class E(b)), 'Cafe' (Class E(b)), 'Bar and / or drinking establishment with expanded food provision' (Sui Generis). Works to include removal, alteration and replacement of fixed furniture in the Court Rooms, removal of doors, removal of internal walls, new floor, wall and ceiling finishes, new mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, new external plant equipment, alterations to windows, alterations to the front entrance steps and installation of new external ramped access, repair and refurbishment works. Alterations to the external stone walls.
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19/01652/CAT Withdrawn
County Hall New Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1ND
Works to 1no. Copper Beech Tree as specified by Top Leaf Tree Services in the Central Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2026
Received by Oxford
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3 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 July 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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 full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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