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26/01190/FUL - Full Application Withdrawn

Proposal

Erection of a part single, part two-storey rear extension. Formation of 1no. rear dormer in association with a loft conversion. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:59

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Application progress

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Received

15 May 2026

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Validated

2 Jun 2026

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Consultation

8 Jun 2026

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Withdrawn

22 Jul 2026

Withdrawn on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Documents 13

Site constraints 8

Walton Manor 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.

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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

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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

6 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 179 m away: St Sepulchre's Cemetery; National infrastructure project 434 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 3

Last sold for £585,000 in March 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

8 March 2024£585,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

13 July 2004£385,000

7 November 2000£215,000

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

Building

Floor area78 m² (840 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (40 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2022, 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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