Old Bodleian Library Radcliffe Square Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BG Data via plota.co.uk
26/02546/LBC - Listed Building Consent
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Proposal
Replacement 3no. light fittings to Old Bodleian Shop Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
20 Oct 2026
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Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Dec 2026, from Oxford's recent signs and adverts.
Site constraints 10
76 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: New Bodleian Library, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 15 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 53 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.
Show all 76 with distances
- 0 mNew Bodleian LibraryGrade II
- 29 mWadham College, South BlockGrade II*
- 31 mKings Arms HotelGrade II
- 43 mFormer Blackwells Music Shop and attached buildings for Wadham College to rearGrade II
- 46 mThe Indian InstituteGrade II
- 47 mTrinity College, South Boundary Wall of Garden Forming the Boundary With the Bodleian LibraryGrade II
- 48 mWadham College, Main Quadrangle Including Chapel, Hall, Kitchen, Library and CloisterGrade I
- 49 mTrinity College, New LibraryGrade II
- 53 mThe Old Clarendon BuildingGrade I
- 55 m39, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 62 m48 and 49, Broad StreetGrade II
- 64 mThe Sheldonian TheatreGrade I
- 65 m50 and 51, Broad StreetGrade II
- 66 mWalling, Railings at Sheldonian Theatre and Ornamental Piers Fronting Broad StreetGrade I
- 66 mHertford College, Chapel of St Mary at Smiths GateGrade II
- 68 mThe White Horse Public HouseGrade II
- 71 mHertford College, North Extension on the North Side of New College LaneGrade II
- 72 mTrinity College, East Boundary Wall on Parks Road to South of GatewayGrade II
- 73 m38, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 74 m53, Broad StreetGrade II
- 76 mWadham College BursaryGrade II
- 80 mTrinity College, Kettell HallGrade II*
- 81 mTrinity College, East RangeGrade II
- 84 m36, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 89 mWadham College, Old Stable Buildings on Parks RoadGrade II
- 89 mThe Screen Between the Clarendon Building and the Bodleian Library Fronting Catte StreetGrade I
- 90 mThe Museum of the History of ScienceGrade I
- 91 mScreen Wall and Piers at the Old Ashmolean Building Fronting Broad StreetGrade I
- 93 mTrinity College, Gate Piers and GrilleGrade II*
- 94 m35, Holywell StreetGrade II*
- 98 mExeter College, Broad Street BuildingsGrade II
- 100 m51 and 52, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 100 mBodleian Library and Schools Quadrangle Including the Divinity School and the Convocation HouseGrade I
- 101 mWall Between the Old Bodleian and Exeter CollegeGrade II
- 102 mTrinity College, Gateway to Garden Between East Range and the Presidents LodgingGrade II
- 103 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Bodleian LibraryGrade II
- 104 mTrinity College, Presidents LodgingGrade II
- 104 mTrinity College, South Range With the Main GateGrade II
- 104 mHertford College, Bridge Over New College LaneGrade II
- 105 mExeter College, Rectors House to North and North East of Palmers TowerGrade II
- 108 m5, New College LaneGrade II
- 108 mHertford College, North RangeGrade II
- 111 m53-55, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 112 mHolywell Music RoomGrade II*
- 112 mNew College Rooms (Hall Next East of Number 5)Grade II
- 114 mWall, South Side of St Helens PassageGrade I
- 118 m6 and 7, New College LaneGrade II
- 119 mTrinity College, east boundary wall on Parks Road to north gatewayGrade II
- 121 mExeter College, Library, Fellows GardenGrade II
- 125 mStatue of the Earl of Pembroke in the Bodleian CourtyardGrade II
- 126 m5, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 126 mHertford College, West RangeGrade II*
- 127 mScreen Walls Number 34Grade II
- 127 m8, New College LaneGrade II
- 127 m1, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 128 mTrinity College, Screen Between the Chapel and the Presidents LodgingGrade II
- 130 mTrinity College, East RangeGrade I
- 130 mTrinity College, South RangeGrade I
- 130 m33, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 130 m56, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 131 mHertford College, RailingsGrade II
- 132 mExeter College, North East Range, Main QuadrangleGrade I
- 133 mTrinity College, Wall of Presidents GardenGrade II
- 133 m2 and 3, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 134 m4, Bath PlaceGrade II
- 137 mWall to East of Bell TowerGrade I
- 138 mThe Turf TavernGrade II
- 139 mWadham College, Barn on the East Boundary of the CollegeGrade II
- 140 mWadham College, West Garden WallGrade II
- 140 mExeter College, Chapel on North Side of Quadrangle, Main QuadrangleGrade II*
- 141 m32, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 141 m57, Holywell StreetGrade II
- 141 mExeter College, East Range, Main QuadrangleGrade I
- 144 mHertford College, East RangeGrade II*
- 146 mNew College Oxford, Cloister (to West of Chapel)Grade I
- 147 m58, Holywell StreetGrade II
Central 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.
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.
Registered park or garden about 29 m away: Trinity College
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.
Scheduled monument about 103 m away: Oxford city walls
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
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
SSSI about 413 m away: Magdalen Grove SSSI; Inside the Oxford built-up area; National infrastructure project about 989 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 28 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 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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Decision outlook
Day 9 of the 56-day target. Oxford usually decides signs and adverts by day 55.
Day 947 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
98decided in the last year
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15306046
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15306046
- Neighbours
- 27 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
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Opening up and removal of areas of Clipsham stone from the existing facade.
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Trinity College Broad Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BH
Formation of external accessibility ramp. Alterations to fenestration. (Amended Plans)
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Display of 3no. non-illuminated fascia signs
2024
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New Bodleian Library Broad Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BG
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Trinity College Broad Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3BH
Redesign of the existing long border and associated pathways and seating on the northern…
2017
Approved
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Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
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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
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