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34 Bretch Hill Banbury OX16 0NP

Refused Cherwell 21/01316/CLUP Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed

Works: Extension

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the erection of a two storey side extension

As published by the council, reference 21/01316/CLUP

Application record

Reference
21/01316/CLUP
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Apr 2021
Validated
7 May 2021
Decided
2 Jul 2021
Ward
Banbury Ruscote
Parish
Banbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX16 0NP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Apr 2021

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 7 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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