64 High Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02484/LBC - Listed Building Consent Under consideration

Proposal

Part conversion of a commercial retail shop to form 3.no flats, and erection of a rear extension to form 2no. flats, as part of wider development of the site Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Dec 2026, from West Oxfordshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 64, High Street
List entry 1289186 · 4 m away · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 16 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Witney And Cogges Conservation Area 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Witney built-up area; Air quality management area 45 m away: Witney AQMA.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
OX28 6HJ
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Witney Central
Parish
Witney
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Rymills & Partner Architects

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. West Oxfordshire usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

West Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #81 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #33 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #46 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #81 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #135 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,125
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026

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