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25/02172/ADV - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Display of 1no. non-illuminated projecting sign, 1no. non-illuminated vinyl sign and 1no. non-illuminated fascia signs (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2025
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Validated
1 Sept 2025
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Consultation
5 Sept 2025
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Approved
23 Oct 2025

Approved on 23 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
67 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 3, Cornmarket Street, Grade II*, 2 m away · 12 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 45 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.
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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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 122 m away: Christ Church; Scheduled monument 187 m away: Oxford city walls; National infrastructure project 667 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Oxford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 1

Last sold for £99,767 in June 2022. Other property, leasehold.

9 June 2022£99,767Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area152 m² (1,636 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 68)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2021, 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

Council
Oxford
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
OX1 3EX
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
1 Sept 2025
Ward
Carfax And Jericho Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
23 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 88% of signs and adverts here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
100decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14272101
Planning Portal ref
PP-14272101
Neighbours
5 Sept 2025
Consultation
5 Sept 2025
Comments by
6 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
23 Sept 2024
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
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
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.