University Of Oxford Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3QT Data via plota.co.uk

26/02240/FUL - Full Application Registered
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Installation of a new wall mounted air conditioning unit in a basement lightwell and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
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Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026, from Oxford's recent utility and infrastructure works. Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026.

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design and access statement Other · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Cil form Other · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Central conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 139 m away: The University Parks, Oxford; SSSI about 378 m away: Magdalen Grove 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 23 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX1 3QT
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Holywell Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Other - Jessop and Cook Architects

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 53.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
99decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15134842
Neighbours
22 Sept 2026
Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
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

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
The Tinsley Building Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TA
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2023 Approved
The Tinsley Building Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TA
Fell 1no. Hornbeam Tree, works to 1no. Horse Chestnut Tree and 1no. Hornbeam Tree as spec…
23/02751/CAT
2023 Approved
The Tinsley Building Mansfield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3TA
Fell 1no. Hornbeam Tree, works to 1no. Horse Chestnut Tree and 1no. Hornbeam Tree as spec…
23/02751/CAT
2021 Approved
Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Retention of 2no. temporary construction accesses. Formation of 2no. temporary constructi…
21/02236/FUL
2021 Approved
Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Retention of 2no. temporary construction accesses. Formation of 2no. temporary constructi…
21/02236/FUL
2021 Approved
University Of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Alterations to Chemistry Teaching Laboratory entrance. Removal of temporary ramp access…
21/02034/FUL
2021 Approved
University Of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Alterations to Chemistry Teaching Laboratory entrance. Removal of temporary ramp access…
21/02034/FUL
2020 Approved
Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Erection of research and teaching building (Use Class F.1) over five storeys plus basemen…
20/02471/FUL
2020 Approved
Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Erection of research and teaching building (Use Class F.1) over five storeys plus basemen…
20/02471/FUL
2020 Approved
The Peter Medawar Building For Pathogen Research South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3SY
Installation of liquid nitrogen tank and associated works.
20/03144/FUL
2020 Approved
The Peter Medawar Building For Pathogen Research South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3SY
Installation of liquid nitrogen tank and associated works.
20/03144/FUL
2019 Approved
Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Formation of temporary construction access.
19/03107/FUL
2019 Approved
Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Formation of temporary construction access.
19/03107/FUL
2019 Approved
Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Demolition of the original Tinbergen Building and associated structures (including baseme…
19/01636/FUL
2019 Approved
Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Demolition of the original Tinbergen Building and associated structures (including baseme…
19/01636/FUL
2019 Approved
The Peter Medawar Building For Pathogen Research South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3SY
Installation of 2no. heating pipes with associated external cladding to rise vertically o…
19/00334/FUL
2019 Approved
The Peter Medawar Building For Pathogen Research South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3SY
Installation of 2no. heating pipes with associated external cladding to rise vertically o…
19/00334/FUL
2018 Approved
Department Of Zoology South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PS
Formation of temporary construction vehicle access onto South Parks Road for a period of…
18/03010/FUL
2018 Approved
Department Of Zoology South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PS
Formation of temporary construction vehicle access onto South Parks Road for a period of…
18/03010/FUL
2018 Approved
Department Of Zoology South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PS
Display of 6no. non-illuminated signs.
18/01934/ADV
2018 Approved
Department Of Zoology South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PS
Display of 6no. non-illuminated signs.
18/01934/ADV
2017 Approved
Land Adjacent Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Installation of 2No. liquid Nitrogen tanks.
17/02204/FUL
2017 Approved
Land Adjacent Tinbergen Building South Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3PS
Installation of 2No. liquid Nitrogen tanks.
17/02204/FUL
2017 Approved
The Peter Medawar Building For Pathogen Research South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3SY
Installation of 2no. air conditioning condenser units on the South East Elevation.
17/02423/FUL
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