50 Blenheim Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8DQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01718/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Partial demolition of existing side extension, erection of first floor side extension. Conversion of garage to habitable space, alterations to fenestration (Revised). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2025
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Validated
24 Jul 2025
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Consultation
27 Oct 2025
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Approved
20 Nov 2025

Approved on 20 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Delegated report Report · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design and access statement Other · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Amended proposed site block plan received 17.10.25 to amend roof and inboard gut Approved Plan · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Location plan Approved Plan · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF First floor plan and roof plan as proposed Approved Plan · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Amended ground floor plan received 17.9.25 Approved Plan · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF North west and south west elevations as proposed Approved Plan · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 3

PDF Amended application form redacted Application Form · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Cil form Other · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Cil form Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Bat roost potential report Other · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Bat roost potential report Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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
Special area of conservation 396 m away: Oxford Meadows; SSSI 352 m away: Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green SSSI; National infrastructure project 73 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Oxford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. 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 £1,150,000 in June 2021. Detached house, freehold.

16 June 2021£1,150,000

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

Building

Floor area184 m² (1,981 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, 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
OX2 8DQ
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
24 Jul 2025
Ward
Cutteslowe And Sunnymead Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
20 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 119 days from validation, 58 days slower than Oxford's median of 61 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
796decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14139544
Planning Portal ref
PP-14139544
Neighbours
31 Jul 2025
Consultation
27 Oct 2025
Comments by
17 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
27 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Erection of a cycle store to front elevation. (Retrospective).
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2022 Withdrawn
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Erection of a two storey side extension.
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2022 Withdrawn
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Erection of a two storey side extension.
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
70 Blenheim Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8DQ
Erection of single storey rear and side extension to garage and conversion of garage to h…
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2019 Approved
52 Blenheim Drive Oxford OX2 8DQ
Erection of a single storey front extension.
19/00203/FUL
2019 Approved
52 Blenheim Drive Oxford OX2 8DQ
Erection of a single storey front extension.
19/00203/FUL
2019 Approved
52 Blenheim Drive Oxford OX2 8DQ
Erection of single storey garden building.
19/00103/FUL
2019 Approved
52 Blenheim Drive Oxford OX2 8DQ
Erection of single storey garden building.
19/00103/FUL
2018 Approved
62 Blenheim Drive Oxford OX2 8DQ
Demolition of existing garage. Erection of a two storey side and front extension and alte…
18/02991/FUL
2018 Approved
62 Blenheim Drive Oxford OX2 8DQ
Demolition of existing garage. Erection of a two storey side and front extension and alte…
18/02991/FUL
2018 Approved
367 Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 8AA
Erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to windows to rear elevation.
18/01287/FUL
2018 Approved
367 Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 8AA
Erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to windows to rear elevation.
18/01287/FUL
2017 Approved
361 Woodstock Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8AA
Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension.
17/00248/FUL
2017 Approved
46 Blenheim Drive Oxford OX2 8DQ
Erection of a two storey side extension.
17/00208/FUL
2017 Approved
46 Blenheim Drive Oxford OX2 8DQ
Erection of a two storey side extension.
17/00208/FUL
2016 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear extension. Insertion of first floor window to south-east…
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2016 Approved
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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. 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.