Wysdom Hall 115 High Street Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4RG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00831/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations and change of use to provide existing retail unit with a kitchenette and wc and conversion of small part of shop floor to create back hall for existing residential property. Provision of glazed link between main house and rear wool barn, canopy over principle entrance and changes to doors and fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Apr 2026
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Consultation
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

98 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Oxford Knitwear Wj Castle (Butchers), Grade II*, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 22 Grade II*, 76 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 98 with distances
Historic England ↗
Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Burford Conservation Area 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Burford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £4,000,000 in February 2025. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

17 February 2025£4,000,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
28 June 1995£475,000Detached house

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

Building

Floor area73 m² (786 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX18 4RG
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Burford
Parish
Burford
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Fleming Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 17 days slower than West Oxfordshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 99% of changes of use here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Oxfordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14821039
Planning Portal ref
PP-14821039
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Comments by
21 May 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

West Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #81 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #33 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #46 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #81 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #135 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,125
Total decisions
59 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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.