11 St Christopher's Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2HS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01089/CPU - Certificate of Proposed Use Approved

Proposal

Application to certify that the proposed replacement of 2no. rooflights to front and rear elevation is lawful development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Temple Cowley 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings 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 11 September 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £278,000 in October 2012. Terraced house, freehold.

12 October 2012£278,000
27 July 2006£293,000
28 October 1997£130,500
16 June 1995£95,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Certificate of Proposed Use
Postcode
OX4 2HS
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Temple Cowley Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
C/o Applicant

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days faster than Oxford's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
485decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14907706
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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.