5 Oxford Castle New Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1AY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to Local Community and Learning (Class F1). Internal alterations to layout. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 8
Show all 20 with distances
- 6 m29a, Castle StreetGrade II
- 23 mThe Governors Office and Former LaundryGrade II
- 29 mFront Range With Entrance Including A Wing and Link to Wing With Former ChapelGrade II
- 37 mC Wing Including the Round TowerGrade II*
- 38 mGreyfriars Oxford Health DepartmentGrade II*
- 52 mThe Jolly Farmers Inn Public HouseGrade II
- 53 mCounty Hall With the Curving Screen Walls and Turrets on Either SideGrade II*
- 58 mFormer Houses of Correction and Attached Carpenters ShopGrade II
- 78 mThe Boundary WallGrade II
- 79 mThe Governors HouseGrade II
- 88 mSt Georges Tower, St Georges Chapel Crypt and D Wing Including the Debtors TowerGrade I
- 88 mSt Ebbes RectoryGrade II
- 94 mScreen and Gateways of County Hall Fronting New RoadGrade II
- 104 mWell House Oxford CastleGrade I
- 106 mSwan BridgeGrade II
- 109 mLaw Centre, St Peter's CollegeGrade II
- 133 mNew Road Baptist ChapelGrade II
- 139 mCanal HouseGrade II*
- 139 mSt Peters College, Emily Morris Building St Peters College, Rowcroft BuildingGrade II
- 149 mNuffield CollegeGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Oxford in the last twelve months, from validation. Oxford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14912566
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14912566
- Neighbours
- 3 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 29 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Leaseholders: 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.
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