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The Gallery 54 Marston Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1LF

23/01912/SP56Prior Approval Solar Panels Non DomesticRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 11 October 2023

Council decision: Prior approval required and refusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of non-domestic building.

Received
17 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Marys Ward
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.21 Sep
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided11 Oct

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at The Gallery 54 Marston Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1LF. Oxford has handled 1,139 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across St Marys Ward. We hold 1,723 applications in total for the OX4 postcode area.

80% of outline 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 1LF
Application type
Prior Approval Solar Panels Non Domestic
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 August 2023
Consultation expiry
21 September 2023
Consultation start
18 August 2023
Consultation end
21 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start
18 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
21 September 2023
Last date for comments
21 September 2023
Target decision date
28 September 2023
Permission expires
11 October 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Bluestone Planning LLP 13 The Black Barn Manor Farm Manor Road Wantage OX12 8NE`

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 August 2023
Site notice start
19 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12377549
Documents
13
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 07/00021/ORDERProtected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    18 Aug

    Formation of fire escape staircase with handrails and insertion of 1no. door to side elevation.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside23/01918/FUL
  2. 2023
    17 Aug

    Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of…

    This applicationRefusedOutline23/01912/SP56

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