151 Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor and basement from estate agents (Use Class E(c)(iii)) to residential accommodation to be incorporated with upstairs flat to form single dwelling house (Use Class C3). Removal of shop front. Formation of railings to front elevation. Alterations to fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Site constraints 8
Show all 6 with distances
- 0 m4-15, Walton StreetGrade II
- 46 mRuskin College (1913 building)Grade II
- 77 mNos. 2 to 63, St John Street and 5, Pusey StreetGrade II
- 85 m1, 1a and 2, Walton StreetGrade II
- 135 m3 and 4, Wellington PlaceGrade II
- 138 mWorcester College, Boundary Wall on Walton StreetGrade II
Checked on 6 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.
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 17 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15119689
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15119689
- Neighbours
- 28 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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