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26/00936/FUL - Full Application Approved
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Proposal

Extension to Chapel in to the North Chapel Yard with associated facilities and services. Formation of access ramp to eastern entrance, alterations to roof to include rooflights and lantern. Installation of air source heat pump, external maintenance ladder and timber access gate within lightwell. Formation of external wall and cladding, alterations to paving and drainage and repairs to the chapel wall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Consultation
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 60

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Report · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ful decision Decision · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 6

PDF Presence/likely absence survey for bats Other · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Assessment and mitigation strategy 2018 (revised 26.1.2026) v.1.3 Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Daytime bat walkover assessment Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Design, access, planning and heritage statement Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor above ground drainage layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed views assessment to proposed aire source heat pump Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 43

PDF Proposed roof connections Approved Plan · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section Approved Plan · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning drawing issue sheet Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Document/drawing issue sheet Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan - full planning application Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions ground floor plan Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions ground floor reflected ceiling plan; first floor plan & r Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions north elevation Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions section 1 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions section 2 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions section 3 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions section 4 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions section 5 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions sections 6, 7 & 8 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions sections 9, 10 & 11 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & demolitions internal elevations, rooms 1, 4 & 5 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor small power & data layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor lighting & fire alarm layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor containment layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor heating layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor ventilation layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor domestic water layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed first floor above small power & data layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed first floor lighting & fire alarm layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed combined services first floor and roof layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed roof small power & data layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed roof lighting & fire alarm layout Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor & site plan Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor plan Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed roof lantern plan Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed roof plan Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 01 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 02 (north elevation) Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 03 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 04 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 05 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 06 / east elevation Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 07 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 08 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 09 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed section 10 Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor plan indicative fire strategy Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed roof access / maintenance strategy Approved Plan · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

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

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Historic england Consultee Comment · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF The gardens trust Consultee Comment · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF Views appraisal Other · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Daylight analysis and excerpt Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Song school - structural engineering report Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Cover letter Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Song school - mechanical & electrical stage 3 report Other · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

97 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: New College, North Range Hall, Kitchen and Chapel, Great Quadrangle, Grade I, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 27 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 68 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: New College
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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.
Scheduled monument about 13 m away: Oxford city walls
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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.
SSSI about 182 m away: Magdalen Grove SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Oxford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 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 3BN
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Holywell Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 125 days from validation, 69 days slower than Oxford's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
485decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14753306
Neighbours
22 Apr 2026
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Works to 2no. Lime Trees as specified by Sylvatrees Ltd in the Central Conservation Area
24/02629/CAT
2017 Approved
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17/01586/CAT
2017 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022
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2022
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2021 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Installation of handrails to Mound steps.
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2016 Approved
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New steps and handrail to City Wall Gateway adjacent to Bastion 11.
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2016 Approved
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Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
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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
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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