43 St Leonard's Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8AD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.95m, for which the maximum height would be 2.8m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.6m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, 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
- Householder Prior Notification
- Postcode
- OX3 8AD
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Quarry And Risinghurst Ward
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Prior approval not required
- Decision date
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 40 days from validation, 16 days faster than Oxford's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 9 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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.
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