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Proposal
Refurbishment and alterations to the buildings for use as a restaurant (use class E), including the demolition of modern extensions, erection of a new conservatory, a single storey extension, plant enclosure and an interconnecting walkway. Installation of stone wall fronting Armstrong Road and Sandford Road. Alterations to the stepped access from Armstrong Road. Provision of car parking, landscaping and associated works (amended description). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026
Documents 61
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 23
Plans & drawings 24
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 6
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 7
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, 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £4,750,000 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2018, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- OX4 4XT
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Littlemore Ward
- Parish
- Littlemore Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 203 days from validation, 147 days slower than Oxford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →
Public comments
44% object · below the UK average of 74%
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14554786
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14554786
- Neighbours
- 25 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 22 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 4 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
24 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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: 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.
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