Littlemore House 33 Armstrong Road And Plot 18 Oxford Science Park Sanders Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4FY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01181/VAR - Variation of condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans), 25 (Landscape surface design - tree roots), 35 (LEMP - plot 18), 36 (Ecological enhancements), 41 (Drainage Strategy) and 44 (Drainage maintenance and management) of planning permission (Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans), 3 (Materials) and 42 (Drainage strategy) of planning permission (Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission (Partial demolition of and alterations to Littlemore House. Erection of 1no. research and development building (Use Class E) at Littlemore House with ancillary accommodation, clinic, educational floor space and restaurant and erection of 1 no. research and development building (Use Class E) and 1no. building to accommodate servicing plant and bicycle parking facilities at plot 18 of the Oxford Science Park. Erection of an elevated walkway, linking Littlemore House and plot 18 of the Oxford Science Park, new access arrangements, parking, landscaping, engineering and ground modelling works (amended address) (amended documents)) to allow alterations to the footprint of the MRI area of the proposed basement at Littlemore House.) to allow alterations to architectural louvres, glazing unit design, minor shifts in building footprint, increase in height of annex, increase in basement footprints, amend drainage strategy and amend wording of condition 3. (Amended plans and description) to allow amendments to the Armstrong Road access, a reduction in the restaurant terrace, amendments to the landscaping, drainage strategy, reduction in car park footprint and parking bays, erection of an ancillary storage building, removal of footbridge and extension of footpath into the site, alterations to the S106 pedestrian and cycle path and design changes to the water feature. (Amended description of development) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 1 Sept 2026.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Documents 35

Statements & assessments 19

PDF Drainage s73 documents Other · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF The biodiversity metric Other · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport technical note Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Addendum arboricultural impact assessment, method statement, and canopy cover as Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage changes cover note march 2026 Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Littlemore house below ground drainage surface water manhole schedule sheet 1 of Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Littlemore house below ground drainage surface water manhole schedule sheet 2 of Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Littlemore house below ground drainage foul water manhole schedule Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Littlemore house below ground drainage foul water manhole schedu Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Littlemore house below ground drainage surface water manhole schedule sheet 3 of Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Littlemore house land drainage typical details sheet 2 Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Eit littlemore house surface water drainage design criteria Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Littlemore house drainage compliance report Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Below ground drainage specification Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood compensation analysis report (2 of 2) Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood compensation analysis report (1 of 2) Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological enhancement plan Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and ecology management plan Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity net gain report Other · 14 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 9

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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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.

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Variation of condition
Postcode
OX4 4FY
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Littlemore Ward
Parish
Littlemore Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14901589
Planning Portal ref
PP-14901589
Neighbours
11 Jun 2026
Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
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