County Hall New Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1ND Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Internal and external alterations to the grade II* County Hall in association with a change of use from 'Office' (Class E) and 'Council Chambers and Coroners Court' (Sui Generis) to 'Hotel' (Class C1), 'Restaurant' (Class E(b)), 'Cafe' (Class E(b)), 'Bar and / or drinking establishment with expanded food provision' (Sui Generis). Works to include removal, alteration and replacement of fixed furniture in the Court Rooms, removal of doors, removal of internal walls, new floor, wall and ceiling finishes, new mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, new external plant equipment, alterations to windows, alterations to the front entrance steps and installation of new external ramped access, repair and refurbishment works. Alterations to the external stone walls. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 23 Sept 2026; it is now day 162.
Documents 61
Statements & assessments 32
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 20
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 9
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- 0 mCounty Hall With the Curving Screen Walls and Turrets on Either SideGrade II*
- 24 mScreen and Gateways of County Hall Fronting New RoadGrade II
- 29 mFront Range With Entrance Including A Wing and Link to Wing With Former ChapelGrade II
- 42 mThe Governors HouseGrade II
- 44 mThe Governors Office and Former LaundryGrade II
- 47 mLaw Centre, St Peter's CollegeGrade II
- 57 mWell House Oxford CastleGrade I
- 66 mC Wing Including the Round TowerGrade II*
- 66 mCanal HouseGrade II*
- 74 mSt Georges Tower, St Georges Chapel Crypt and D Wing Including the Debtors TowerGrade I
- 74 mNuffield CollegeGrade II
- 76 mSt Peters College, Emily Morris Building St Peters College, Rowcroft BuildingGrade II
- 81 m29a, Castle StreetGrade II
- 90 mFormer Houses of Correction and Attached Carpenters ShopGrade II
- 93 mNew Road Baptist ChapelGrade II
- 95 mSt Peters College, Chapel (Church of St Peter Le Bailey)Grade II
- 109 mThe Boundary WallGrade II
- 109 mCollege of Further EducationGrade II
- 111 m5, New Inn Hall StreetGrade II
- 112 mSt Peters College, Dining HallGrade II
- 115 mGreyfriars Oxford Health DepartmentGrade II*
- 116 mCollege for Further EducationGrade II
- 120 m1, New Inn Hall StreetGrade II
- 121 mWall, West of Bastion IGrade I
- 121 mSt Peters College, Linton HouseGrade II
- 124 mGateway to College of Further EducationGrade II
- 124 mOxfordshire Light Infantry MemorialGrade II
- 125 mThe Jolly Farmers Inn Public HouseGrade II
- 126 mWesley Memorial Methodist ChurchGrade II
- 127 mSt Peters College, Screen and Gates Between Chapel and Hall Fronting New Inn Hall StreetGrade II
- 133 m22 and 24, New Inn Hall StreetGrade II
- 133 m20, New Inn Hall StreetGrade II
- 135 mSwan BridgeGrade II
- 135 m32 and 34, New Inn Hall StreetGrade II
- 140 mBastion IGrade I
- 140 mFrewin HallGrade II*
- 144 mNuffield College, Kerbstones Surrounding PoolGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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 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.
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Decision outlook
Day 162, past the statutory target. 83% of changes of use 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 10 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14935582
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14935582
- Neighbours
- 5 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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The consultation period closed on 23 Sept 2026.