Land Adjacent To 1A Blenheim Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7NY Data via plota.co.uk

25/01850/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing car port and garden outbuildings. Erection of a two storey building to create 2 x 2 bed flats (Use Class C3). Provision of bin and cycle stores. Associated landscaping. (amended plans) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
29 Jul 2025
✓
Consultation
26 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
10 Dec 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
SSSI about 399 m away: Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green SSSI; National infrastructure project about 399 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Oxford built-up area; Priority habitat about 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX2 7NY
Received
22 Jul 2025
Validated
29 Jul 2025
Ward
Cutteslowe And Sunnymead Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Dec 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
10 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 134 days from validation, 73 days slower than Oxford's median of 61 for full applications. Refused, as 13% of full applications here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
796decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →

Public comments

7comments received
5 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

71% object · below the UK average of 74%

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-12063244
Planning Portal ref
PP-12063244
Neighbours
28 Aug 2025
Consultation
26 Nov 2025
Comments by
10 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
2 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
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