153 Kingston Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6RP Data via plota.co.uk

25/01561/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Repairs and alterations to 1no. window to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jun 2025
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Validated
25 Jul 2025
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Consultation
28 Jul 2025
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Approved
17 Sept 2025

Approved on 17 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 149-156, Kingston Road
List entry 1369384 · The pin is inside its outline · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
North Oxford Victorian Suburb 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special area of conservation 304 m away: Oxford Meadows
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 304 m away: Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green SSSI; Registered park or garden 203 m away: St Sepulchre's Cemetery; National infrastructure project 258 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Oxford built-up area; Priority habitat 43 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £497,500 in December 2010. Terraced house, freehold.

15 December 2010£497,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area70 m² (753 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2010, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
OX2 6RP
Received
20 Jun 2025
Validated
25 Jul 2025
Ward
Walton Manor Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Sept 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
17 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
169decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building 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 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14109694
Planning Portal ref
PP-14109694
Neighbours
28 Jul 2025
Consultation
28 Jul 2025
Comments by
29 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
19 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.