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52 - 54 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire

26/01864/VARPending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of condition 4 (Materials including sample panels) of planning permission 23/02908/LBC (Refurbishment and alteration to Wycliffe Hall, including; demolition of existing dining hall, entrance and other structures. Erection of new dining hall and erection of new porters lodge. Installation of new lift and atrium, internal layout changes including loss of 12no. student bedrooms, insertion of secondary glazing, removal of asbestos, external fabric repairs, upgraded fire escape, new opening and rebuilding of boundary wall, installation of railings, new landscaping, remodelling of footpaths, play area, provision of car parking, cycle stores and external storage and associated works.) to allow samples of materials to be provided prior to the commencement of the relevant works rather than all materials for the proposed development being provided prior to commencement.

Received
6 August 2026
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received6 Aug
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application for demolition at 52 - 54 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire. Oxford has handled 6,063 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 6 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,072 applications in total for the OX2 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/01864/VAR
Address
52 - 54 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire
Postcode
OX2 6JX
Local Authority
Oxford
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Registered

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
31 July 2026
Date Validated
6 August 2026
Date Submitted
6 August 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.762850, -1.259680
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Oxford

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    6 Aug

    Variation of condition 4 (Materials including sample panels) of planning permission 23/02908/LBC

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/01864/VAR
  2. 2026
    3 Aug

    Non-Material amendment to planning permission 23/02907/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongside23/02907/NMA

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: North Oxford Victorian Suburb
  • Listed building: Grade II: Wycliffe HallOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
  • Brownfield land register: Banbury Road University Sites, Banbury Road, OxfordRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
  • 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 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.

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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.

© 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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