5 Stockmore Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1JT Data via plota.co.uk

26/02451/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Provision of bin and cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Dec 2026, from Oxford's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 18 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 61 m away: St. Clement's And Iffley Road; Inside the Oxford built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1808 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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 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 £610,000 in January 2025. Terraced house, leasehold.

17 January 2025£610,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area153 m² (1,647 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (81 out of 100)
PropertyEnd-terrace house
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler with radiators and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.19 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, 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
Full Application
Postcode
OX4 1JT
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
St Marys Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jim Driscoll
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
86decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15290208
Planning Portal ref
PP-15290208
Neighbours
19 Oct 2026
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
18 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.