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25/02443/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Relocation of porters lodge, installation of 3no. doors and timber panelling. Alterations include formation of ramped access to doorways, thermal upgrades to windows and floors, alterations to fenestration and associated decorative works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2025
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Consultation
13 Oct 2025
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Approved
26 Nov 2025

Approved on 26 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 35

Plans & drawings 24

PDF South elevation proposed window repairs Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Porters lodge new doors proposed glass sliding door idg01 Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed small power & data layout Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed lighting layout Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed fire alarm & security layout layout Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Ground floor as existing with demolition Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing east and west elevations with demo Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF North elevation as existing with demolition Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF South elevation as existing with demolition Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Section a-a as existing with demolition Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Section b-b as existing with demolition Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Section c-c existing with demolition Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Ground floor plan as proposed Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF East and west elevations as proposed Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF North elevation as proposed Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF South elevation as proposed Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Section a-a as proposed Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Section c-c as proposed Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Porters lodge plan as proposed Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Internal elevation north porters lodge and office joinery intent Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Internal elevation office joinery intent Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Internal elevation east lobby joinery intent Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Internal elevation porter's lodge and office south elevation joinery intent Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Internal elevation porter's lodge west elevation joinery intent Approved Plan · 20 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Osler House, Grade I, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 18 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 ↗
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 ↗
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
Registered park or garden about 198 m away: The University Parks, Oxford; National infrastructure project about 617 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. 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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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Received
22 Sept 2025
Validated
22 Sept 2025
Ward
Walton Manor Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Nov 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
26 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 8 days slower than Oxford's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
169decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building 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 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14346033
Planning Portal ref
PP-14346033
Neighbours
25 Sept 2025
Consultation
13 Oct 2025
Comments by
3 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
1 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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