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

25/02482/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Replacement of existing signage and external redecoration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
1 Oct 2025
✓
Consultation
10 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
13 Nov 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 13 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; National infrastructure project 815 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.

Building

Floor area537 m² (5,780 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 70)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2019, 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
23 Sept 2025
Validated
1 Oct 2025
Ward
Summertown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
13 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 18 days faster than Oxford's median of 61 for full applications. Refused, as 13% 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

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14347381
Planning Portal ref
PP-14347381
Neighbours
10 Oct 2025
Consultation
10 Oct 2025
Comments by
9 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
14 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2025
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

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.

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.