135 - 137 Botley Road Oxford Oxfordshire

22/03076/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 14 August 2024

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and replacement with new building comprising R&D, office and cafe space (Use Class E), including external lighting, hard and soft landscaping, ramped access, service bay, bin store, car and cycle parking, altered vehicular access onto Botley Road, pedestrian and cycle paths, means of enclosure, utilities, and associated works. (Amended plans and additional information)

Received: 28 December 2022
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Oxford City Council
Ward: Osney And St. Thomas Ward

ReceivedReceived28 Dec
ValidatedValidated28 Dec
Consult.Consultation10 Nov
TargetTarget Date2 Aug
DecidedDecided14 Aug

Decided in 595 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 135 - 137 Botley Road Oxford Oxfordshire. Oxford has handled 693 applications of this type. This one was decided in 595 days, 77 weeks longer than Oxford's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Osney And St. Thomas Ward.

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

Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 December 2022
Consultation expiry: 10 November 2023
Consultation start: 13 October 2023
Consultation end: 10 November 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 6 January 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 5 February 2023
Last date for comments: 10 November 2023
Target decision date: 2 August 2024
Committee meeting: 12 December 2023
Permission expires: 14 August 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Barton Willmore (now Stantec) Barton Willmore St Andrews House St Andrews Road Cambridge CB4 1WB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 583 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 19 October 2023
Site notice start: 19 January 2023

Appeal history

3322240

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 December 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11733636
Documents: 131
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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