Planning application
78 Derwent Avenue Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0AS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a House in Multiple Occupation (C4) to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2).
As published by the council, reference 26/01731/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01731/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- OX3 0AS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Oxford
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 September 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
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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