Planning application
4 - 5 Becket Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1PP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from guesthouse (Use Class C1) on a temporary basis for use as temporary hostel accommodation (Sui Generis) (Retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 26/01414/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01414/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- OX1 1PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02552/FUL Awaiting decision
4 - 5 Becket Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1PP
Change of use from guesthouse (Use Class C1) to temporary accommodation hostel (Sui Generis) (Retrospective) (amended description)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by Oxford
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23 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
What this grant of permission means
Oxford granted permission on 19 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.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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