137 Hurst Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00712/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage. Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with provision of cycle storage. Alterations to fenestration and colour-blocking brickwork to side and rear. Installation of canopy overhang to side and rear. Associated landscaping (Amended description and additional information) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Mar 2026
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Validated
9 Apr 2026
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Consultation
11 May 2026
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Committee
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Committee or Called In to Committee · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Oxford City Planning Committee on 14 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal was acceptable in design, amenity, drainage, ecology, parking and highway safety terms.
  • The highway authority did not object and no public representations were received.
  • The committee voted to approve the application and grant planning permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Oxford's committee minutes of 14 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 67 m away: St. Clement's And Iffley Road; Inside the Oxford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £767,000 in August 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 August 2025£767,000
20 December 2007£350,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX4 1HE
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
St Marys Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee or Called In to Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 49 days slower than Oxford's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
111decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14738341
Neighbours
11 May 2026
Consultation
11 May 2026
Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Committee
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.