Planning
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OCS response to Oxford City Council Local Plan 2040 Reg 06
28 March 2023
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OCS Response to Oxford Local Plan 2040 Preferred Options Consultation
15 December 2022
This consultation response is in three parts. First, we present a summary of responses concerning the strategic context of the draft Local Plan and comment on what we think needs to be explained about the strategic context. Second and in Appendix 1 we provide detailed explanations of the strategic context of the Local Plan, as…
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Decision time on growth
A guide
17 July 2022
If you are trying to understand all the plans and strategies for our city and county but are too confused by how they relate to each other to marshal your thoughts, you are not alone! There’s the Oxfordshire Vision, the Oxfordshire Local Industrial Strategy, the Pathways to a Zero Carbon Oxfordshire, the Oxfordshire Infrastructure Strategy,…
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22/01199/FUL
221A Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1XG
21 June 2022
Change of Use of ground floor accommodation from (Use Class E) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Erection of a single storey rear infill extension. This is a confusing application. Having converted the first floor to an HMO the applicant now wants to convert the ground floor office space to a second…
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22/01151/FUL and 22/01152/ADV
Land Fronting 101 London Road Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9AE
21 June 2022
Installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital display screens. Removal of 2no. associated BT kiosks. and Display of 1no internally illuminated Street Hub unit incorporating 2no. internally illuminated digital screens. Oxford Civic Society is opposed to this and similar applications for the installation of BT street hubs because the harm in terms…
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22/00863/LBC
Grandpont House Abingdon Road Oxford OX1 4LD
21 June 2022
Refurbishment of Grandpont House including rebuilding of the existing outbuilding range to the west of the existing house and works to the boundary wall along Abingdon Road including the formation of a new entrance through that wall. This site is in itself fascinating – so green and watery that it could hardly exist anywhere outside…
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22/00672/VAR, 19/02699/VAR
The White Rabbit 21 Friars Entry Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2BY
20 April 2022
Variation of condition 4 (Furniture Details) of planning permission and (Variation of condition 3 (Hours of use) of planning permission 18/01338/VAR (Variation of condition 1 (Deemed in accordance with approved plans) of planning permission 18/00220/FUL (Alterations of existing car park to create beer garden (revised plans)) to allow the creation of a new ground floor…
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Parks and Green Spaces
OCS response to the City Council's 'Parks & Green Spaces' survey
5 April 2022
While the questions posed in the survey go some way to gathering important information about the ‘features and facilities’ in the city’s parks and green spaces, we felt it would be helpful to provide a more comprehensive response which goes beyond these questions and by addresses the need for a more robust strategy and appropriate policies concerning access and use of the spaces and how more green spaces can be provided for the enjoyment of everyone.
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21/03606/FUL
7 Flexney Place Oxford OX3 7NN
21 February 2022
Conversion of garage into habitable space and erection of part single, part two storey side and rear extension to create 1 x 1 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). Erection of single storey rear outbuilding. Provision of car parking and bin stores. Removal of 1no. window and insertion of 1no. door to rear elevation. Installation of…
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21/03465/FUL
18 Albert Street Oxford OX2 6AZ
21 February 2022
Alterations to fenestration on front elevation. We can do no more than echo the comments from the Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society listed buildings sub-committee: “we ask that any new windows at 18 Albert Street are not uPVC, but are instead of appropriate materials and design to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of…
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