Spires House 5700 John Smith Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2RW
Approved on 28 July 2011
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of ventilation louvres in replacement for 2 existing windows at first floor level to west elevation facing the courtyard. (Spires House, 5700 John Smith Drive)
- Received
- 3 June 2011
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Oxford City Council
- Ward
- Cowley Ward
- ReceivedReceived3 Jun
- ValidatedValidated3 Jun
- Consult.Consultation20 Jul
- TargetTarget Date29 Jul
- DecidedDecided28 Jul
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for window replacement at Spires House 5700 John Smith Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2RW. Oxford has handled 693 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Cowley Ward. We hold 1,718 applications in total for the OX4 postcode area.
83% of full applications at Oxford City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- OX4 2RW
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 June 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 20 July 2011
- Consultation end
- 20 July 2011
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 July 2011
- Last date for comments
- 20 July 2011
- Target decision date
- 29 July 2011
- Permission expires
- 28 July 2014
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Lambert Smith Hampton Pyrainus House Roman Way Grange Park Northampton NN4 5EA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 24 June 2011
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202630 Oct
Temporary provision of a padel court on site of existing car park and associated works. (Retrospective).
PendingApplication26/02652/FUL - 202622 Jun
Temporary provision of a padel court on site of existing car park and associated works. (Retrospective).
ApprovedApplication26/01422/FUL - 202519 Dec
Installation of 2no. extract flues projecting 3m above the roof, external plant compound and associated…
PendingFull Application25/03369/FUL
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