Warneford Hospital Warneford Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7JX Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 21 April 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.
Proposal
Interventions including alteration, demolition and repair of listed and curtilage listed structures to facilitate comprehensive development of the site. The works relate to the demolition of the former farmhouse and former stables; dismantling of former pavilion building and onsite reconstruction and relocation; removal of secondary attached and freestanding structures; alterations and repair of historic boundary walls; and repair and restoration of the Gate Lodge. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 448.
Planning committee
Decided by Oxford City Planning Committee on 21 Apr 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because heritage harm would be outweighed by repairs, conservation benefits and benefits from the wider redevelopment.
- The committee voted to approve listed building consent and delegate authority to finalise conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Oxford's committee minutes of 21 Apr 2026.
Documents 22
Statements & assessments 7
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 7
Other documents 5
Site constraints 7
Show all 4 with distances
- 0 mThe Warneford HospitalGrade II
- 54 mThe Warneford Hospital: Nurses' HomeGrade II
- 68 mThe Warneford Hospital ChapelGrade II
- 80 mThe Warneford Hospital: MortuaryGrade II
Checked on 16 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.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 448, past the statutory target. 84% of listed building works in Oxford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →
Public comments
17% support · above the UK average of 16%
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14158308
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14158308
- Neighbours
- 20 Aug 2025
- Consultation
- 12 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 3 Oct 2025
- Site or press notice
- 27 Aug 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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%).
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The consultation period closed on 3 Oct 2025.