Oxford Brookes University Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Proposal
Erection of new library and teaching building (NLTB) consisting of lecture theatre, library, teaching accommodation and social facilities, plus linked extension to the Abercrombie building and arcaded building to new entrance piazza to Headington Road.
- Received
- 18 December 2009
- Decided
- 18 June 2010 · Approved
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Oxford City Council
- Ward
- Churchill Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation13 Jan
- TargetTarget Date12 Feb
- DecidedDecided18 Jun
Decided in 182 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for an extension at Oxford Brookes University Gipsy Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP. Oxford has handled 689 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 182 days, 18 weeks longer than Oxford's median. The site is in the Headington Hill conservation area. There have been 36 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Churchill Ward. We hold 1,901 applications in total for the OX3 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202420 Aug
Non-Material amendment to planning permission 09/02764/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment09/02764/NMA2 - 200918 Dec
Erection of new library and teaching building (NLTB) consisting of lecture theatre, library, teaching…
This applicationApprovedFull09/02764/FUL - 200918 Dec
Conservation Area Consent. Demolition of Lloyd building and architectural workshop.
ApprovedConservation Area ConsentFiled alongside09/02765/CAC
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201727 Mar
Details submitted in compliance with condition 13(Drainage) of planning permission 15/02341/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/02341/CND5 - 20177 Mar
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 2 (Tree Protection Plan (TPP) 1), 3 (boricultural Method…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/02493/CND - 201614 Dec
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 4 (Samples), 5 (Landscape Plans), 11 (Car Parking), and 12…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/02341/CND4 - 20169 Jul
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Samples in a conservation area) of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/02341/CND3 - 201623 May
Crown reduce 1No. Lime Tree by 1.5m in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area16/01392/CAT - 201626 Apr
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 8 (Tree Protection Plan (TPP) 1), 9 (Arboricultural Method…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/02341/CND2 - 201625 Apr
Crown Reduction by 1-2m 1No. Lime Tree in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area16/01138/CAT - 201620 Apr
Fell 4No. Silver Birch Trees in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.
WithdrawnWorks to Trees in Conservation Area16/01084/CAT - 201615 Mar
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Samples) of planning permission 15/01590/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/01590/CND - 201615 Mar
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 4 (Samples), 8 (Tree Protection Plan), 9 (Arboricultural…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/02341/CND - 201626 Feb
Crown Reduction by 1-2m 1No. Lime Tree in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area16/00590/CAT - 201619 Feb
Crown Reduction 1No. Large Oak Tree by 1.5m Height and 2.5m Spread and Crown Lift 2 No. Holm Oak Trees to…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area16/00502/CAT - 201518 Sep
Prune 1No Horse Chestnut Tree and False Acacia in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area15/02798/CAT - 201522 Jul
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Material samples) of planning permission 15/01324/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/01324/CND - 201516 Jul
Replacement of 1No. internally-illuminated freestanding gateway sign. Display of 1No. internally-illuminated…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent15/02137/ADV - 201526 May
Demolition of existing side extension. Erection of side extension. Over-cladding of the Sinclair Annexe…
ApprovedFull Application15/01590/FUL - 200922 Jun
Erection of 10 double sided banners to Headington Road and Gipsy Lane frontages, measuring 3.0M x 0.5M.
RefusedAdvertisement consent09/01376/ADV - 20093 Jun
Erection of three non-illuminated adverts on hoarding.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent09/01237/ADV - 200927 May
To put up a banner on the fence boardering the pavement (corner) of the Gipsy Lane library building. The T…
ApprovedPermitted Development Check09/01269/PDC - 200921 May
Details of cycle parking submitted in compliance with condition 5 of planning permission 08/01287/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions09/01081/CND
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Headington Hill
- Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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