Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Proposal
Installation of 25no. Solar panels to the flat roof at the west end of the Daubeny Building.
- Received
- 22 December 2025
- Decided
- 20 February 2026 · Approved
- Council
- Oxford City Council
- ReceivedReceived22 Dec
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided20 Feb
Decided in 46 days
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU. Oxford has handled 6,097 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 46 days, 4 days quicker 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 1,922 applications in total for the OX1 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 20265 Mar
Details submitted in compliance with condition 4 (Details) of listed building consent 25/03399/LBC
PendingDischarge of conditions25/03399/CND - 202612 Jan
Details submitted in compliance with condition 18 (CEMP (River Ecology) of planning permission 24/01520/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside24/01520/CND - 202612 Jan
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 8 (Archaeology - building recording), 15 (Arboricultural…
PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside24/01520/CND2 - 202612 Jan
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 4 (Archaeology-historic building recording), 5 (Protection)…
PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside24/01521/CND - 20265 Jan
Installation of 25no. Solar panels to the flat roof at the west end of the Daubeny Building.
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/03399/LBC
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 - 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 - 20258 Dec
Installation of a handrail to the spiral stone staircase of the Great Tower.
ApprovedListed building consent25/03114/LBC - 202524 Oct
Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plns) and 3 (Materials) of planning permission…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/02824/VAR - 202514 Apr
Alterations to fenestrations, installation of 4no. windows into existing openings in the Muniment Tower…
ApprovedListed building consent25/00937/LBC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Central
- Listed building: Grade II: The Daubeny Laboratory the Manley Laboratory the Vines Wing the West BlockOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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