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Rochester House 42 Pembroke Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BP

25/00266/VARVariation of conditionPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plns) of planning permission 24/00259/FUL (Roof repairs to Pembroke Street facing roofslope including removal of existing roof tiles, repairs to timber battens, membranes, insertion of new insulation and reinstatement of tiles. Replacement and upgrading of flat roof, including infill of 1no. roof lantern and installation of PV Solar Panels. Replacement of 1no. window and repositioning of air handling unit to east elevation to allow improved roof access. Installation of roof guards and access ladder. Installation of Dragon roof sculpture. Refurbishment or replacement of all rainwater goods and soffits.) to allow alterations to roof and lantern. (amended plans)

Received
5 February 2025
Decided
22 May 2025 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Osney And St. Thomas Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.25 Apr
  4. Target30 May
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 99 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Oxford97% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to vary a condition at Rochester House 42 Pembroke Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BP. Oxford has handled 786 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 106 days, 7 weeks longer than Oxford's median. The site is in the Central (City and University) conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Osney And St. Thomas Ward. We hold 1,914 applications in total for the OX1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/00266/VAR
Address
Rochester House 42 Pembroke Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BP
Postcode
OX1 1BP
Local Authority
Oxford
Application Type
Variation of condition
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Osney And St. Thomas Ward

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Purcell Architecture LTD 104 Gloucester Green Oxford OX1 2BU United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 February 2025
Consultation Expiry
27 April 2025
Target Decision Date
30 May 2025
Date Decided
22 May 2025
Date Validated
12 February 2025
Date Submitted
5 February 2025
Consultation Start
2 April 2025
Consultation End
25 April 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
2 April 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
27 April 2025
Last Date for Comments
27 April 2025
Decision Issued
23 May 2025
Permission Expires
23 May 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
107 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
10 April 2025
Site Notice Start
4 March 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13733905
Documents
19
Constraints
11
Coordinates
51.750774, -1.258014
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Oxford

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Central
  • Listed building: Grade II: K6 Telephone Kiosk, Pembroke StreetOn this site · +9 more
  • Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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