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4 - 5 Becket Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1PP

25/02552/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from guesthouse (Use Class C1) to temporary accommodation hostel (Sui Generis) (Retrospective) (amended description)

Received
30 September 2025
Decision due
12 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Osney And St. Thomas Ward
  1. Received30 Sep
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.2 Jan
  4. Target12 Jan
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 2 January.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (18)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 4 - 5 Becket Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1PP. Oxford has handled 693 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central (City and University) conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Osney And St. Thomas Ward. We hold 1,977 applications in total for the OX1 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
OX1 1PP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 September 2025
Consultation expiry
2 January 2026
Consultation start
8 December 2025
Consultation end
2 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
6 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
5 November 2025
Last date for comments
2 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Aspire Oxfordshire St Thomas's School Osney Lane OXFORD OX1 1NP

Planning decision

Statutory period
104 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 December 2025
Site notice start
21 October 2025

Appeal history

3375150
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 13 February 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14370499
Documents
18
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: CentralPart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
  • Brownfield land register: Land south of Frideswide SquareRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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