20 Donnington Bridge Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4AX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02334/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Boundary treatments including widening of vehicular access to front and erection of 1.8m high fence. Provision of bin and cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
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Validated
15 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Dec 2026, from Oxford's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
SSSI about 420 m away: Iffley Meadows SSSI; 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 24 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 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 area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with external insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 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
OX4 4AX
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Donnington Ward
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
86decided 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 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15257219
Planning Portal ref
PP-15257219
Neighbours
23 Oct 2026
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 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

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.