The City Council maintains a regular rotation of graffiti removal teams, visiting two wards per month. The latest schedule shows that Quarry will next get a cleanup in July, followed by Headington in August.

In addition to these thorough cleans, they also remove offensive graffiti more promptly: in that case you can find instructions to report on the City Council’s website.

• An extension at 8 Staunton Road
• Installing a heat pump at 6 St. Andrew’s Lane

Three applications in Headington Ward this week:

• A variation on existing permission at 20 Osler Road
• A request to use 143 Windmill Road as a House in Multiple Occupancy (HMO)
• A request to increase the number of tenants at an existing HMO, 123 Headley Way, exceeding use-class C4 (up to 6 residents)

Three applications in Headington this week, all at the JR Hospital site! The City’s planning website as out of action at the time of writing, but once it’s back in action you can search for them by code:

• 20/03193/FUL: installing an air-handling plant
• 20/03243/FUL: installing liquid-oxygen storage
• 20/02983/FUL: demolition and replacement of the Barnes Unit and associated work

Imam Monawar Hussain, Muslim Chaplain at Oxford University Hospitals, recently received his COVID vaccine, and posted a video talking about the experience, and discussing why he recommends vaccination.

His colleagues have put together a collection of similar videos in other languages, so far including Farsi, Hindi and Arabic.

Applications in Headington ward this week:

• An application to build flats behind 4 Lime Walk
• Building standing for oxygen tanks at the JR Hospital
• Verifying the House in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) status at 19 Horwood Close

• An extension at 46 Franklin Road
• Another at 6 St Andrew’s Road
• Two applications to certify Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs): 123 Headley Way and 23 Lime Walk.

xxx planning applications in the ward this week:

• Some alterations at the JR hospital
• A demolition and replacement at 20A Osler Road (reapplication after a prior refusal)
• An extension at 80 Lime Walk
• …and another at 7 Rock Edge (another reapplication)

The City Council reiterates that eviction from a private rented accommodation is illegal until January 11th as part of emergency COVID measures. Anyone facing eviction can contact the council on 01865 252267 or find more advice online.

Two in Headington Ward this week:

• An extension at 117 Staunton Road
• A reclassification as a Home in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) at 182 Headley Way

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