Wolfson College Linton Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6UD Data via plota.co.uk

22/02799/NMA2 - Non-Material Amendments - 2nd app Approved

Proposal

Non-Material amendment to planning permission to allow for the replacement of curtain walling to stair enclosure with solid aluminium panels to match plant screen enclosure, removal of vertical fins around stair and plant enclosure at roof level, replacement of flintstone cladding with light pointing to South elevation with a render finish and flint corner coins, introduction of render at facade inset areas, at entrance setback, balcony and building reveals, low brick plinth used at ground level for waterproofing reasons, removal of trellis and climbing plant wires, insertion of fixed louvre ventilation panel at ground floor kitchen, amendment of escape door width from stair at East elevation, bio diverse roof area increased to 260m2, alteration to hard landscape material around parking area and bays, re-enforced lawn width increased to accommodate fire tender vehicles, formation of timber sleeper steps to provide informal access route for pedestrians and amendment to proposed planting phasing plan to reflect growing seasons. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Approved
31 Mar 2026

Approved on 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 9

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Wolfson College, 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
SSSI about 160 m away: New Marston Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Oxford built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1271 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 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
Non-Material Amendments - 2nd app
Postcode
OX2 6UD
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Summertown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
31 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kate Edmondson

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14775962
Planning Portal ref
PP-14775962
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 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