198 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7BY Data via plota.co.uk

25/02923/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of ground floor rear extension. Formation of steps to rear and installation of handrails and associated works. (Amended plans) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Nov 2025
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Validated
20 Nov 2025
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Consultation
13 Jan 2026
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Approved
5 Mar 2026

Approved on 5 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Diamond Cottages, Grade II, 30 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 809 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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 £190,000 in June 2000. Semi-detached house, freehold.

2 June 2000£190,000

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

Building

Floor area61 m² (657 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 125)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2015, 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 7BY
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Summertown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jan 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
5 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Khuja

How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 44 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
2 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14454163
Planning Portal ref
PP-14454163
Neighbours
25 Nov 2025
Consultation
13 Jan 2026
Comments by
3 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
23 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
15 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.