Planning application
John Eccles House Robert Robinson Avenue Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4GP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to certify that the use of Room 124B within John Eccles House as a virtual office in connection with a private hire taxi service for administrative purposes only, no taxis, drivers or customer visits, and with no taxi vehicles calling at the premises is lawful development. (Amended Description)
As published by the council, reference 26/01340/CPU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01340/CPU
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Littlemore Ward
- Parish
- Littlemore Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX4 4GP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Oxford
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Oxford granted permission on 6 August 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.
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