Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Proposal
Installation of a handrail to the spiral stone staircase of the Great Tower.
- Received
- 24 November 2025
- Decided
- 2 February 2026 · Approved
- Council
- Oxford City Council
- ReceivedReceived24 Nov
- ValidatedValidated8 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided2 Feb
Decided in 56 days
This is a planning application at Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU. Oxford has handled 6,100 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 6 days longer than Oxford's median. The site is in the Central (City and University) conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 24 other applications at this address. We hold 1,923 applications in total for the OX1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202622 Sep
Works to 1no. Oak tree as specified by Magdalen College in the Central Conservation Area
ApprovedApplication26/02282/ENT - 202622 Sep
Works to 1no. Tilia x europea tree as specified by Magdalen College in the Central Conservation Area
ApprovedApplication26/02281/ENT - 202625 Aug
Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of…
PendingApplication26/02052/SP56 - 20262 Jul
Proposed temporary marquee (required in connection with development 26/00316/VAR
ApprovedApplication26/01532/CPU - 202617 Jun
Installation of a low-level 150 mm diameter extract cowl through the lead roof of the WCR link building…
PendingApplication26/01477/FUL - 202617 Jun
Installation of a low-level 150 mm diameter extract cowl through the lead roof of the WCR link building…
PendingListed building consent26/01478/LBC - 20268 Jun
Details submitted in compliance with condition 12 (Landscape Mitigation) of planning permission 26/00315/VAR
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00315/CND2 - 202629 Apr
Details submitted in part compliance with condition 8 (Details - removal, storage reinstatement) of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00316/CND - 202624 Apr
Works and fell various trees as specified by Thames ValleyTree Care Ltd in the Central Conservation Area.
PendingWorks to Trees in Conservation Area26/01039/CAT - 202622 Apr
Details submitted in compliance with condition 16 (Tree Protection Plan (TPP)), 17 (Arboricultural Monitoring…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00315/CND - 202627 Mar
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 6 (Details of M&E installations), 7 (Details- fabric upgrade…
PendingDischarge of conditions24/01521/CND3 - 20265 Mar
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Details) of listed building consent 25/03399/LBC
PendingDischarge of conditions25/03399/CND - 202619 Feb
Details submitted in compliance with condition 7 (Archaeology - WSI) of planning permission 24/01520/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions24/01520/CND5 - 202612 Feb
Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plns) of planning permission 24/01520/FUL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/00315/VAR - 202611 Feb
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning application 24/01521/LBC
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/00316/VAR - 20269 Feb
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (LBC - as approved only) of listed building consent…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01521/CND2 - 202621 Jan
Details submitted in compliance with Biodiversity Net Gain Plan of planning permission 24/01520/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01520/CND4 - 202619 Jan
Details submitted in compliance with condition 5 (Archaeology - demolition) and 6 (Archaeology - foundations)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01520/CND3 - 202612 Jan
Details submitted in compliance with condition 18 (CEMP (River Ecology) of planning permission 24/01520/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions24/01520/CND - 202612 Jan
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 4 (Archaeology-historic building recording), 5 (Protection)…
PendingDischarge of conditions24/01521/CND
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Central
- Listed building: Grade I: Magdalen College, Range on the High StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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