5 Oxford Castle New Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1AY
Proposal
Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to Local Community and Learning (Class F1). Internal alterations to layout.
- Received
- 10 August 2026
- Council
- Oxford City Council
- ReceivedSubmitted10 Aug
- ValidatedValidated10 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at 5 Oxford Castle New Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1AY. Oxford has handled 6,063 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 10 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central (City and University) conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,914 applications in total for the OX1 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
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Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: Oxford
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Associated applications
- 202610 Aug
Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to Local Community and Learning (Class F1)…
This applicationPendingListed building consent26/01931/LBC - 202610 Aug
Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to Local Community and Learning (Class F1)…
PendingApplicationFiled alongside26/01949/FUL - 202610 Aug
Display of 1no. externally illuminated hanging sign and 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign.
PendingAdvertisement consentFiled alongside26/01950/ADV
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Central
- Article 4 direction: Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
- Brownfield land register: County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1NDRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.
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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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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 1.7 miOxfordRTPI
- 5.8 miAbingdon (Oxford Office)RTPI
- 9.8 miWitneyRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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