Courtney Pianos 43 Botley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 0BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02611/FUL - Full Application Registered
Change of useShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Piano shop & workshop to charity shop and cafe (Use Class (E)). Insertion of 2no. rooflights in association with loft conversion. Installation of planters to front elevation. Formation of front patio area. Alterations to shop front and fenestrations to side elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Oct 2026
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Validated
6 Nov 2026
✓
Consultation
6 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Jan 2027, from Oxford's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 11 Dec 2026

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Documents 2

Application forms 2

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Cil form Other · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 400 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Conservation area 83 m away: Osney Town; Inside the Oxford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 area159 m² (1,711 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 72)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 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
Full Application
Postcode
OX2 0BN
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Nov 2026
Ward
Osney And St. Thomas Ward
Target decision
1 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Peter Njuguna
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
101decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15297771
Planning Portal ref
PP-15297771
Neighbours
6 Nov 2026
Consultation
6 Nov 2026
Comments by
11 Dec 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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Erection of a two storey rear extension. Removal of 1no. window to side elevation.
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2024 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear infill extension. Replacement of 1no. door with 1no. win…
24/00832/FUL
2024 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear infill extension. Replacement of 1no. door with 1no. win…
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
8 Ferry Hinksey Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 0BY
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2021 Withdrawn
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Formation of front porch and new entrance gate. Insertion of 3no. rooflights to front roo…
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2021 Withdrawn
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2021 Approved
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21/03219/CPU
2021 Approved
20 Hill View Road Oxford OX2 0BZ
Application to certify that the proposed formation of 1no. rear dormer in association wit…
21/03219/CPU
2021 Approved
19A Hill View Road Oxford OX2 0DA
Formation of 1no. rear dormer and insertion of 3no. front rooflights in association with…
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2021 Approved
19A Hill View Road Oxford OX2 0DA
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
19 Botley Road Oxford OX2 0BL
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2020 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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2020 Approved
11 Alexandra Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 0DD
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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2019 Approved
3 Alexandra Road Oxford OX2 0DD
Erection of a single storey rear in-fill extension.
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2019 Approved
3 Alexandra Road Oxford OX2 0DD
Erection of a single storey rear in-fill extension.
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2017 Withdrawn
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2016 Refused
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.