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Recommendation: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2026 as a true and accurate record.

Site address: Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road

Proposal: Demolition of existing commercial and leisure buildings (Class E/Sui Generis) and erection of a phased redevelopment of the site comprising of mixed use R&D laboratories (Class E(g)) with active ground floor uses (Class E), restoration of Grade II* Listed Minchery Priory public house (sui generis), construction of community leisure building (sui generis), construction of  Cowley Branch Line mobility hub, construction of electrical substation, hard and soft amenity and biodiversity landscape and public realm and other supporting or ancillary works and infrastructure including access and servicing (amended certificate of ownership). (Amended plans and documents)

Reason at Committee: Major development

RECOMMENDATION

Oxford City Planning Committee is recommended to:

1.    Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission; and subject to:

•       the satisfactory completion of a legal agreement under section.106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and other enabling powers to secure the planning obligations set out in the recommended heads of terms which are set out in this report; and

2.    Delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to:

•       finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary; and

•       resolve the outstanding objection made by the Environment Agency in relation to the 10m ecological buffer zone from the Littlemore Brook; and

•       finalise the recommended legal agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and other enabling powers including refining, adding to, amending and/or deleting the obligations detailed in the heads of terms set out in this report (including to dovetail with and where appropriate, reinforce the final conditions and informatives to be attached to the planning permission) as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary; and 

•       complete the section 106 legal agreement referred to above and issue the planning permission.

Site address: Minchery Farm Club, Minchery Farm Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Proposal: External and internal alterations to include, removal of modern fittings, fixtures, and partitions; the stripping back of incompatible modern finishes; urgent repair works to improve the weather-tightness and ventilation of the building; and targeted structural opening-up works. 

Reason at Committee: To be considered concurrently with a planning application that is required to be determined by planning committee. 

RECOMMENDATION

Oxford City Planning Committee is recommended to:

1.    Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the recommended listed building conditions set out in section 12 of this report, grant listed building consent and 

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to: 

·       Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary. 

Site address: 35 Ash Grove, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9JN

Proposal: Demolition of existing garage and rear extension. Removal of timber to front elevation and chimneys. Erection of a part single, part two storey side and rear extension. Alterations to roof to form hip to gable and insertion of rooflights in association with a loft conversion. Insertion of window to side elevation. Installation of flue, pipework and air conditioning unit. Alterations to landscaping and installation of nesting boxes and dropped kerb (Retrospective).  (Additional noise impact assessment).

Reason at Committee: Application was called in by Councillors Smowton, Sandelson, Gant, Miles, Fouweather, Smith and Munkonge for reasons of design and impact upon neighbouring amenity.

RECOMMENDATION

Oxford City Planning Committee is recommended to:

1.    Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission.

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to:

•       finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary.

Site address: 11 Glebelands, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7EL

Proposal: Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis). Provision of cycle and bin storage and landscaping.  (Amended plans. Part retrospective)

Reason at Committee: Delegated application called in by the Director of Planning and Regulation. 

RECOMMENDATION

Oxford City Planning Committee is recommended to:

1.    Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission; and

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to:

•       finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary;

•       issue the planning permission.

Site address: 137 Hurst Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 1H

Proposal: Demolition of existing garage. Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with provision of cycle storage. Alterations to fenestration and colour-blocking brickwork to side and rear. Installation of canopy overhang to side and rear. Associated landscaping (Amended description and additional information)

Reason at Committee: The applicant has indicated that they are related to a member of staff.

RECOMMENDATION

Oxford City Planning Committee is recommended to:

1.    Approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of this report and grant planning permission.

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to:

·       finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Director of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary.

·       And issue the planning permission

Items currently expected to be considered by the committee at future meetings are listed for information. This is not a definitive list and applications may be added or removed at any point. These are not for discussion at this meeting.

Future meetings of the Committee are scheduled at 6.00pm on:

25 August 2026

15 September 2026

6 October 2026