Oxford Brookes University Headington Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP
Proposal
Application to certify that the proposed change of use from Education (Use Class D1) to Financial Services (Use Class E (c)(i) is lawful development.
- Received
- 7 April 2025
- Decided
- 19 June 2025 · Application Withdrawn
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Oxford City Council
- Ward
- Headington Hill And Northway Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted7 Apr
- ValidatedValidated24 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 Jun
- DecidedDecided19 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
This is an outline application for a change of use at Oxford Brookes University Headington Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0BP. Oxford has handled 1,136 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 39 days. This one was decided in 73 days, 5 weeks longer than Oxford's median. The site is in the Headington Hill conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Headington Hill And Northway Ward. We hold 1,901 applications in total for the OX3 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202530 Oct
Works to various trees as specified by Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd in the Headington Hill Conservation…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area25/02889/CAT - 202310 Oct
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed erection of a new building for…
WithdrawnPrior App Extension/alt to Uni building23/02344/UNI56 - 202314 Jul
Installation of 217no. solar panels to 3no. roofs of the Clerici Building.
ApprovedFull Application23/01608/FUL - 201516 Jul
Replacement of internally-illuminated signage on curtilage listed wall of Gatehouse Lodge.
WithdrawnListed building consent15/02141/LBC - 201516 Feb
Various tree work to multiple trees (as specified in the application form) in the Headington Hill…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area15/00508/CAT - 201516 Feb
Various tree work to multiple trees (as specified in the application form) in the Headington Hill…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area15/00509/CAT - 201513 Feb
Various tree work to multiple trees (as specified in the application form) in the Headington Hill…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area15/00496/CAT - 200823 Apr
Fell 7 x early mature Sycamore trees (squirrel damage) at Headington Hill Hall Campus, Oxford Brookes…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation Area08/00835/CAT - 20053 Mar
HEADINGTON HILL HALL: Listed Building consent for alterations to existing vehicular access, involving…
ApprovedListed building consent05/00496/LBD
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 (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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