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26/01723/SCREEN - EIA Screening Decided
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION. THIS IS FOR CONSULTATION PURPOSES ONLY. The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulation 2017 (as amended). Request for an EIA screening opinion in respect of phased redevelopment at Plot 2600, Oxford Business Park comprising alterations to existing commercial building and erection of 1no.laboratory and office building and 1no. amenity hub with ancillary commercial uses. Provision of hard and soft landscaping, plant and machinery, multi-storey car-park, cycle parking and creation of new accesses. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
20 Jul 2026
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Not EIA Development
4 Aug 2026

Not EIA Development on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Natural england Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF One voice - oxfordshire county council Consultee Comment · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Eia screening opinion request Other · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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. 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.

Building

Floor area9,352 m² (100,664 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 25)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, 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
EIA Screening
Postcode
OX4 2JY
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Temple Cowley Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Not EIA Development
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ben Tattersall

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Nearby activity

2025
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.