The Chapel 3 Armstrong Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4XT Data via plota.co.uk

25/03412/CND - Discharge Condition - 1st app Approved

Proposal

Details submitted in part compliance with condition 7 (Archaeology) and in compliance with condition 14 (AMS), condition 15 (AMP) and condition 17 (CEMP) of planning permission 25/03412/FUL. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Littlemore Hospital, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline
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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 19 m away: Site Of Mandelbrote Drive Oxford Oxfordshire; Inside the Oxford built-up area; Priority habitat about 42 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £4,750,000 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.

30 October 2024£4,750,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area605 m² (6,512 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 86)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2018, 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
Discharge Condition - 1st app
Postcode
OX4 4XT
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Littlemore Ward
Parish
Littlemore Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 15 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15133070
Planning Portal ref
PP-15133070
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
1 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

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

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.

Freehold owner: 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.