The eight building plans given to Oxford City Council this week

To view any of the plans use the reference on the council’s planning portal.

 • PLANS to revamp an empty unit with oak-wood furnishings and a bright yellow shop front were submitted by luxury hand cream brand and high-street giant L'Occitane.

If Oxford City Council gives them the go-ahead to kit out the empty unit in the Westgate Centre, then the brand will make the move from Cornmarket Street.

Bosses at the chain have submitted two planning applications – one is to add the iconic sign at the front of the shop, the other is to switch-up the insides so it fits with the chain’s theme.

Plans can be found in full using 19/00811/FUL and 19/00812/ADV

Or read more about it here.

Barclays on Turl Street. Pic google maps. 

 • A bank on the high-street will make its outside look more swish, if plans are given the go ahead by Oxford City Council.

Developers at Barclays Bank on Turl Street want to give the outside of the shop a facelift.

They will replace the granite with new granite, switch up the cladding and double-up the glazing.

The three-storey building will only have work done to the outside, to ‘enhance the overall appearance’.

Read the plans in full using the reference 19/00796/FUL

Address: Barclays Bank PLC 21 Turl Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3DH

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Mill Lane, next to the River Thames in Iffley. Pic Google Maps. 

 • Plans to knock down part of a listed building and renovate it to create a five-bedroom house have been submitted to the council this week.

The Grade II listed cottage was built in the 19th century.

In the early 20th century a two-storey brick extension was added on and in the 1970s another extension was built alongside a porch.

Now planners want to strip-back an ‘insignificant’ part of the first extension and ‘enhance’ the listed building to make it bigger.

Read the plans in full using reference 19/00790/FUL

Address: 26 Mill Lane Iffley Oxford OX4 4EJ

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This street in Marston could be a bustling student village. Pic Google Maps. 

 • 161 student rooms could be built on land in Marston, if plans are given the thumbs up by Oxford City Council.

Following a public exhibition with residents at the Marston United Reformed Church in February, Frontier (the developers) have now submitted their full plans for the student rooms, houses and office space.

The land at 1-7 Jack Straw’s Lane in Marston will be revamped pending the go-ahead from the council.

See the full plans here 19/00779/FUL

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As part of the re-branding every room in this hotel will have air-con. Pic Google Maps. 

 • A hotel wants to add air-con into all its rooms.

Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel in Abingdon is made up of 181 guest rooms.

As it is, only eight of the rooms in the hotel just off Abingdon Road, have air-con.

So as part of a big revamp to the hotels branding, the hotel wants to ensure that all guest rooms in Eastwyke House – part of which is a Grade II listed building – are kitted out with the room temperature changing feature.

Address: Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel Abingdon Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4PS

Find the plans using 19/00717/LBC

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From the skies. This picturesque quadron could become wheelchair-friendly. Pic Google Maps. 

 • An Oxford University college wants to make an entrance more accessible.

As it is the main entrance to St Cross College is on St Giles, which had big stone steps making it impossible for people who are wheelchair bound.

However, the back entrance – which  used to be a bin-alley – does  have a shallow ramp.

And plans have been submitted to upgrade this to a motorised door way.

Address: St Cross College St Giles' Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3LZ

Find the plans using 19/00700/LBC

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Old fashion shop Aspire could become an Ice-cream parlour. 

 • An ice-cream shop will be moving into High Street.

It will take over the unit at 21 High Street, where the fashion shop Aspire used to trade from.

Planners have asked the council if they can re-paint the front of the Grade II listed building, to fit in with the chain’s theme of black.

They also want to replace the shop’s signage and re=install the toilet.

Address: 21 High Street Oxford OX1 4AH

Find plans using 19/00576/LBC

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Banbury Road could be the new home of a tempoary car-wash. 

 • A MAN wants to revamp the old community police office site on Banbury road into a car wash for six-months.

In the plans he said it will increase traffic and create jobs.

The plan for the hand-car-wash business is just a temporary one, lasting six-months.

Address: 472-474 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7RG

Find plans using 19/00564/FUL