60 Percy Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3AF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from a photography studio (Use Class E(g)(iii)) to a 1x1 bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). Removal of flat roof of rear projection and blocking up of openings to create rear courtyard garden. Insertion of window and replacement of door with window to front elevation. Provision of bin and bicycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Consultation
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 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 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
Full Application
Postcode
OX4 3AF
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Donnington Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
85decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14756429
Planning Portal ref
PP-14756429
Neighbours
2 Jun 2026
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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