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University Church Of St Mary The Virgin High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4BJ

26/02613/LBCAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Removal of existing staircase, floor grills and trench heating. Installation of new flooring, built in bench seating, serving counters and new staircase with handrail and storage. Redecoration of ceilings. Upgrade to mechanical and electrical services and new lighting.

Received
26 October 2026
  1. Received26 Oct
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at University Church Of St Mary The Virgin High Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4BJ. Oxford has handled 6,311 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central (City and University) conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,977 applications in total for the OX1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
OX1 4BJ

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Central
  • Listed building: Grade I: Church of St Mary the VirginOn 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 (21)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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 2026-11-03. 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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