Worcester College Worcester Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HB Data via plota.co.uk
26/02390/FUL - Full Application
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Proposal
Erection of a new library building and replacement greenhouses for Worcester College, the widening of an existing gated entrance and creation of a new pedestrian opening within garden walls, a substation, together with landscaping, parking and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
6 Oct 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
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Consultation
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Jan 2027
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Oxford's recent utility and infrastructure works.
Documents 39
Statements & assessments 23
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The statutory biodiversity metric
Other · 13 Oct 2026
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Design and access statement
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Air quality assessment
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Flood risk assessment and outline drainage strategy
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Utilities statement part 2
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Utilities statement part 1
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Archaeological desk-based assessment
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Health impact assessment
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Noise impact assessment
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Heritage statement
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Arboricultural report - part 1
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Preliminary risk assessment desk study
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Arboricultural report - part 2
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Tree canopy cover assessment statement - part 1
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Tree canopy cover assessment statement - part 2
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Transport development management
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Transport statement
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Transport development management
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Preliminary ecological appraisal
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Biodiversity net gain assessment
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Planning statement
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Energy and sustainability statement
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Plans & drawings 4
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Construction traffic management plan
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Construction traffic management plan - appendix b
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Construction traffic management plan - appendix c
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Construction traffic management plan - appendix d
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Application forms 2
Other documents 10
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Planning application - part 2
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Planning application - part 1
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Planning application - part 3
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Landscape strategy report - part 2
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Landscape strategy report - part 3
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Landscape strategy report - part 4
Other · 6 Oct 2026
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Landscape strategy report - part 1
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Ta appendix a
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Ta appendix c
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Fire technical note report
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Site constraints 10
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Worcester College, South Range With Pump Quadrangle and Old Kitchen, Grade I, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 5 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 8 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.
Show all 15 with distances
- 0 mWorcester College, South Range With Pump Quadrangle and Old KitchenGrade I
- 22 mWorcester College, Boundary Wall on Worcester Street, Stretching 60 Yards South From the Entrance Block to the New GatewayGrade II
- 57 mWorcester College, Main BlockGrade I
- 68 mThe Old SchoolGrade II
- 82 mWorcester College, Entrance Screen and Gates on Beaumont StreetGrade I
- 92 mWorcester College, Walls in the College GardensGrade II
- 97 mWorcester College, North RangeGrade I
- 104 mNumbers 5-7, the Playhouse and Numbers 11-23Grade II*
- 107 mWorcester College, Gateway on Walton Street to the North of the North RangeGrade I
- 112 mNuffield CollegeGrade II
- 118 mWorcester CottageGrade II
- 118 m24-37, Beaumont StreetGrade II*
- 140 mCollege for Further EducationGrade II
- 146 mWorcester College, Boundary Wall on Walton StreetGrade II
- 149 mNuffield College, Kerbstones Surrounding PoolGrade II
Registered park or garden: Worcester 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.
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.
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.
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
Scheduled monument about 189 m away: Oxford city walls; National infrastructure project about 390 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Oxford built-up area; Priority habitat about 26 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 15 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.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 6 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 53.
Day 650 days to the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
99decided in the last year
Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure 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
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15217863
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15217863
- Neighbours
- 14 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Jan 2027
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Fell 1no. Sycamore tree as specified by Simon Bagnall in the Central conservation area.
2025
Approved
Fell 1no. Sycamore tree as specified by Simon Bagnall in the Central conservation area.
2025
Approved
Works to various trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservation…
2025
Approved
Works to various trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservation…
2025
Works to various trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central conservation…
2025
Works to various trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central conservation…
2024
Approved
Renewal and raising of roof, to incorporate insulation and replacement of the 7no. existi…
2024
Approved
Renewal and raising of roof, to incorporate insulation and replacement of the 7no. existi…
2024
Approved
Removal of existing southern mezzanine external gantry and access ladder. Alterations to…
2024
Approved
Removal of existing southern mezzanine external gantry and access ladder. Alterations to…
2024
Approved
Remove 1no. Beech Tree as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservation…
2024
Approved
Remove 1no. Beech Tree as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservation…
2024
Approved
Work's to 1no Oak tree as specified by Sylvatrees Ltd in the Central conservation area.
2024
Approved
Work's to 1no Oak tree as specified by Sylvatrees Ltd in the Central conservation area.
2024
Approved
Work's to various trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central conservation…
2024
Approved
Work's to various trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central conservation…
2023
Approved
Fell 1no Ash Tree and works to 1no Lime Tree and 2no Holm Oak Trees as specified by Skelt…
2023
Approved
Fell 1no Ash Tree and works to 1no Lime Tree and 2no Holm Oak Trees as specified by Skelt…
2022
Approved
Erection of bridge. Replacement of fencing and insertion of gate access. Installation of…
2022
Approved
Erection of bridge. Replacement of fencing and insertion of gate access. Installation of…
2017
Alterations to Dining Hall comprising installation of acoustic plaster to wall and ceilin…
2016
Approved
Replacement of electrical sub mains cables and ducting for data cabling to the front Quad
2016
Approved
Prune 1no. Horse Chestnut tree by 1.5m and Re pollard 2no. Poplar trees in Central Conser…
2016
Withdrawn
Replacement of electrical sub mains cables and ducting for data cabling to the front Quad
2016
Approved
Prune 5No. Horse Chestnut trees, 1No. Ash tree, 1No. Poplar tree and 1No. Holm Oak tree…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Staircase 11 Room 1 Worcester College Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HB
Removal of C20 wall lining and replacement of plaster to match existing, removing timber…
2025
Staircase 11 Room 1 Worcester College Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HB
Removal of C20 wall lining and replacement of plaster to match existing, removing timber…
2025
Withdrawn
1 Worcester Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BX
Works to 1no. Robinia tree as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservat…
2025
Withdrawn
1 Worcester Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BX
Works to 1no. Robinia tree as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservat…
2024
Withdrawn
Managers Flat The Old School Gloucester Green Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BU
Change of use of second floor flat (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use…
2024
Withdrawn
Managers Flat The Old School Gloucester Green Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BU
Change of use of second floor flat (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use…
2024
Approved
Worcester College Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HB
Works to 1no poplar tree as specified by Sylvatrees Ltd in the Central conservation area.
2024
Approved
Worcester College Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HB
Works to 1no poplar tree as specified by Sylvatrees Ltd in the Central conservation area.
2024
Approved
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Provision of cycle shelter
2024
Approved
6 Worcester Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BX
Provision of cycle shelter
2022
Approved
Land Adjacent The Old School Gloucester Green Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BU
Provision of 12no commercial bin stores and 9no residential bin stores.
2022
Approved
Land Adjacent The Old School Gloucester Green Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BU
Provision of 12no commercial bin stores and 9no residential bin stores.
2022
Approved
1 Worcester Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BX
Works to 1no Ailanthus tree as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conserva…
2022
Approved
1 Worcester Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BX
Works to 1no Ailanthus tree as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conserva…
2021
Approved
Worcester College Worcester Street Oxford OX1 2HB
Works to various trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservation…
2021
Approved
Worcester College Worcester Street Oxford OX1 2HB
Works to various trees as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservation…
2021
Approved
Worcester College Worcester Street Oxford OX1 2HB
Fell 1no. Ash Tree, 1no. Holm Oak Tree and 1no. Poplar Tree as specified by Skelton Tree…
2021
Approved
Worcester College Worcester Street Oxford OX1 2HB
Fell 1no. Ash Tree, 1no. Holm Oak Tree and 1no. Poplar Tree as specified by Skelton Tree…
2021
Approved
Worcester College Worcester Street Oxford OX1 2HB
Works to 1no. Cherry Tree as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservati…
2021
Approved
Worcester College Worcester Street Oxford OX1 2HB
Works to 1no. Cherry Tree as specified by Skelton Tree Services in the Central Conservati…
2017
Approved
77 George Street Oxford OX1 2BQ
Alterations to entrance onto George Street Mews together with other associated changes to…
2016
Approved
Worcester College Worcester Street Oxford OX1 2HB
Installation of UV blinds to square headed sash windows and application of transparent UV…
2017
Approved
Worcester College Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HB
Removal of 2 large shrubs, 1no. Cotoneaster and 1no. Prunus next to the SNSC lecture thea…
2017
Approved
Worcester College Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2HB
Removal of 2 large shrubs, 1no. Cotoneaster and 1no. Prunus next to the SNSC lecture thea…
2016
Approved
73 George Street Oxford OX1 2BQ
Display of 2No. externally-illuminated fascia signs and 1No.non-illuminated projecting 'c…
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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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
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