1 Holywell Street And Holywell Cottage St Cross Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3SA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00752/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Internal refurbishment works including replacement MEP services, installation of new MVHR system, new enlarged loft hatches, new floor finishes, replacement sanitaryware and the creation of wet rooms and ensuites, replacement of doors, repairs to basement staircase, installation of new and replacement secondary glazing, and insulation. Alterations to roof. Replacement/repair/repainting of external render. External building refurbishment to include windows, chimneys, stonework and boundary wall, including masonry cleaning. Alterations/replacement of existing doors and new rooflights. Replacement of cast iron grate above lightwell with glazing. Insertion of first floor window to north elevation. Increase in parapet height to flat roof. Insertion of ventilation grilles and tile vents. (Amended description and amended plans). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 25 Aug 2026, 00:03

Application progress

✓

Received

25 Mar 2026

✓

Consultation

7 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Aug 2026

Documents 89

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Lb decision Decision · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Design and access heritage report Other · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Occ heritage officer query tracker Report · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access heritage report (1 of 2) Other · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access heritage report (2 of 2) Other · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage survey Other · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 81

Application forms 2

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Cil form Other · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Listed buildingApproved21 Aug 202626/00752/LBCThis application
Internal refurbishment works including replacement MEP services, installation of new MVHR system, new enlarged loft hatches, new…
Conditions 3 awaiting decision
- ConditionsDetails submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Archaeological investigation).23 Sep 202626/00752/CND

Site constraints 9

64 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 10 and 11, Holywell Street, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 16 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 47 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 64 with distances

0 m10 and 11, Holywell StreetGrade II
5 m9, Holywell StreetGrade II
11 m12, Holywell StreetGrade II
11 m8, Holywell StreetGrade II
15 m13 and 13a, Holywell StreetGrade II
20 mGatepiers Between Numbers 7 and 8Grade II
24 m14, Holywell StreetGrade II
28 mWall at Rear of Number 7Grade II
30 m15 and 16, Holywell StreetGrade II
34 m6 and 7, Holywell StreetGrade II
38 m17, Holywell StreetGrade II
45 m5, Holywell StreetGrade II
47 m18, Holywell StreetGrade II
50 m4, Holywell StreetGrade II
54 m19, Holywell StreetGrade II
57 mNew College, New BuildingsGrade II
59 mNew College, Tutors House (to the East of the Pandy)Grade II
61 m20, Holywell StreetGrade II
61 m3, Holywell StreetGrade II
68 m96-98, Holywell StreetGrade II
71 mBastion 12 in New CollegeGrade I
75 mWall to East of Bastion 11Grade I
76 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, Jowett WalkGrade II
79 m2, Holywell StreetGrade II
80 mWall East of Bastion 12Grade I
83 mBastion 11Grade I
85 m24, Holywell StreetGrade II
85 m99, Holywell StreetGrade II
91 m25 Holywell StreetGrade II
92 mBastion 13Grade I
94 mBoundary wall and screen of Harris Manchester College fronting Mansfield RoadGrade II
95 mSchool of GeographyGrade II
96 m1, Holywell StreetGrade II
97 m26, Holywell StreetGrade II
97 mNew College, North RangeGrade I
98 m100, Holywell StreetGrade II
99 mScreen on the south side of Chapel CourtGrade II
99 mNew College, North Range Hall, Kitchen and Chapel, Great QuadrangleGrade I
100 m68, Holywell StreetGrade II
104 m27, Holywell StreetGrade II
105 mHolywell CottageGrade II
112 m28, Holywell StreetGrade II
113 mWall to East of Bell TowerGrade I
116 m65, Holywell StreetGrade II
116 mNew College, East Range, Great QuadrangleGrade I
116 mNew College, Iron ScreenGrade II*
120 mWall, East of Bastion 13Grade I
121 m63 and 64, Holywell StreetGrade II
123 m29 and 29a, Holywell StreetGrade II
124 mFormer Morris GarageGrade II
124 mNew College, South RangeGrade I
130 m61 and 62, Holywell StreetGrade II
131 m30, Holywell StreetGrade II
132 mNew College, Bell TowerGrade I
137 m31, Holywell StreetGrade II
138 mNew College, the LonghouseGrade I
142 mBastion 14, on North East Angle of WallGrade I
142 m19 and 20, Longwall StreetGrade II
144 mHarris Manchester CollegeGrade II
146 m58, Holywell StreetGrade II
148 m18, Longwall StreetGrade II
148 mNew College, South Range, Great QuadrangleGrade I
149 m32, Holywell StreetGrade II
149 mThe Queens College, North RangeGrade I

Historic England ↗

Central conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Article 4 direction

Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Air quality management area: The City of Oxford

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

Scheduled monument about 67 m away: Oxford city walls

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Registered park or garden about 18 m away: New College

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI about 117 m away: Magdalen Grove SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Inside the Oxford built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Oxford
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: OX1 3TN
Received: 25 Mar 2026
Validated: 25 Mar 2026
Ward: Holywell Ward
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 May 2026
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 21 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 149 days from validation, 93 days slower than Oxford's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

This one149d

Council56d

UK55d

59%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

485decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

1 neutral

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14771796
Neighbours: 7 Jul 2026
Consultation: 7 Jul 2026
Comments by: 30 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

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Oxford

Planning Authority Score

1.8/10

Poor

#277 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other decisions

Oxford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #261 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines

expect longer than the statutory limit

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Oxford decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

88%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #159 of 296

89%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #205 of 296

43%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #261 of 296

57%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #259 of 296

61%

Minor dwellings approved

64 decided (1-9 homes)

100%

Major dwellings approved

5 decided (10+ homes)

75%

Change of use approved

117 decided

1,150

Total decisions

140 refused in the year to March 2026