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26/00786/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis). Provision of cycle and bin storage. (Amended plans, part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Validated
17 Apr 2026
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Consultation
5 May 2026
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Committee
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated app called in by Area Comm · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Oxford City Planning Committee on 14 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the HMO met density, space, parking, storage, drainage and biodiversity requirements, subject to conditions.
  • Residents and a community association objected over HMO concentration, parking, amenity, noise, privacy, overdevelopment and loss of a family home.
  • The committee voted to approve the application in line with officers’ recommendation and granted permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Oxford's committee minutes of 14 Jul 2026.

Documents 23

Consultation & comments 14

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 27 May 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 18 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Oxford civic society Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 291 m away: Lye Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 187 m away: Lye Valley SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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 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 2

Last sold for £480,000 in September 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 September 2024£480,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
29 October 1999£105,000

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

Building

Floor area126 m² (1,356 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (88 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 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
Full Application
Postcode
OX3 7EL
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Lye Valley Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated app called in by Area Comm
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 103 days from validation, 47 days slower than Oxford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
85decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14749645
Planning Portal ref
PP-14749645
Neighbours
22 Apr 2026
Consultation
5 May 2026
Comments by
28 May 2026
Site or press notice
5 May 2026
Committee
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

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.