Planning application
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/01543/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01543/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Churchill Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX3 0BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 6 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01535/T56 Decided
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
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.
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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.
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18/03151/PDT Granted
Abercrombie Building Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Installation of 3no. remote radio units (RRUs), 6no. mast head aplifiers (MHAs) and ancillary development thereto including 2 metreel fallguard safety rails.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Oxford
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10 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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5 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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