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Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU

26/00316/VARPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning application 24/01521/LBC (Internal and external alterations to listed structures, to include the erection of a Garden Room extension to the Old Kitchen Bar, removal of public convenience privacy screens and gardeners store, alterations to levels on the River Terrace, formation of new entrance steps to east elevation, installation of 2no. lifts and air source heat pumps and ground source heat pump and associated works. Upgrade to mechanical and electrical services. Alterations to fenestration, roof, external pipework and landscaping.) to allow alterations to approve plans.

Received
9 February 2026
Decided
2 April 2026 · Approved
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 50 days

This is a planning application for an outbuilding 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 50 days. The site is in the Central (City and University) conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 24 other applications at this address. We hold 1,922 applications in total for the OX1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00316/VAR
Address
Magdalen College High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
Postcode
OX1 4AU
Local Authority
Oxford
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 February 2026
Date Decided
2 April 2026
Date Validated
11 February 2026
Date Submitted
11 February 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.752080, -1.246007
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Oxford

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    22 Sep

    Works to 1no. Oak tree as specified by Magdalen College in the Central Conservation Area

    ApprovedApplication26/02282/ENT
  2. 2026
    22 Sep

    Works to 1no. Tilia x europea tree as specified by Magdalen College in the Central Conservation Area

    ApprovedApplication26/02281/ENT
  3. 2026
    25 Aug

    Application for prior approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof of…

    PendingApplication26/02052/SP56
  4. 2026
    17 Jun

    Installation of a low-level 150 mm diameter extract cowl through the lead roof of the WCR link building…

    PendingApplication26/01477/FUL
  5. 2026
    17 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
  6. 2026
    8 Jun

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 12 (Landscape Mitigation) of planning permission 26/00315/VAR

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00315/CND2

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

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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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