15 Norham Gardens Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6PY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Partial demolition of existing building and ancillary building. Erection of a three-storey extension plus roof level to provide education use (Class F1(a)). Associated works to include partial re-cladding of garden building, the relocation of substation to the rear garden, waste storage enclosure, alterations to car parking, cycle parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
20 Aug 2026
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Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Target date was 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 3 Nov 2026; it is now day 69.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 11

North Oxford Victorian Suburb 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.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Registered park or garden 31 m away: The University Parks, Oxford
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 13, Norham Gardens, Grade II, 59 m away · 4 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 345 m away: New Marston Meadows SSSI; Inside the Oxford built-up area; National infrastructure project 1138 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Green belt 30 m away: Oxford; Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX2 6PY
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Walton Manor Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Erin Porter

Decision outlook

Day 69, past the statutory target. 81% of commercial and major works in Oxford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 19 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 697 days to the predicted decision (day 76)
58%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
1 objecting2 neutral

33% object · below the UK average of 74%

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 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