Planning application
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Application for prior approval for the removal and replacement of 4no. antennas with 8no. new antennas, 2no. transmission dishes utilising existing support poles while also introducing 2no. supporting brackets alongside ancillary works to the existing rooftop base station.
As published by the council, reference 26/01535/T56
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01535/T56
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior app req - siting & design accept
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- OX3 0BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01543/FUL Awaiting decision
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 3no. antennas and replacement with 3no. new antennas on support poles. The relocation of 2no. existing antennas, and ancillary development thereto on the rooftop of the Abercrombie Building.
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25/02305/T56 Refused
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Application for prior approval to remove 3no. antennas, installation of 3no. antennas and relocation of 2no. antennas.
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19/00685/PDT Awaiting decision
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
The removal of 3 no. existing antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 6 no. Remote Radio Units, 6 No. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), 3 no. metreel fallguard safety systems and 1 no. GPS module.
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19/00646/PDT Granted
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
The removal of 3 no. existing antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 6 no. Remote Radio Units, 6 No. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), 3 no. metreel fallguard safety systems and 1 no. GPS module.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Oxford
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior app req - siting & design accept
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
After the decision
Oxford has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
84% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct
The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 3no. antennas and replacement with 3no. new antennas on support poles. The relocation of 2no. existing antennas, and ancillary development thereto on the rooftop of the Abercrombie Building.
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Application for prior approval to remove 3no. antennas, installation of 3no. antennas and relocation of 2no. antennas.
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Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
99% historically approved · decision due ~6 May
The removal of 3 no. existing antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 6 no. Remote Radio Units, 6 No. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), 3 no. metreel fallguard safety systems and 1 no. GPS module.
Awaiting decision Telecoms -
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
The removal of 3 no. existing antennas and the installation of 3 no. replacement antennas, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 6 no. Remote Radio Units, 6 No. Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), 3 no. metreel fallguard safety systems and 1 no. GPS module.
Granted Telecoms 7 docs -
Oxford Brookes University Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Works to 1no. Cherry Tree as specified by Boward Oxford LTD in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.
Granted Trees 3 docs