Planning application
27 Buckingham Road Bicester OX26 2NU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Change of Use of the existing dwellinghouse from Use Class C3 to a Use Class C4 small HMO for up to 6 occupants, conversion of the existing integral garage to habitable accommodation (with associated minor external alterations), replacement/alteration of the existing outbuilding roof including a profile change to ensure the outbuilding’s overall height does not exceed 2.5m, noting it is within 1m of the boundary.
As published by the council, reference 25/03327/CLUP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03327/CLUP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bicester West
- Parish
- Bicester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX26 2NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Cherwell
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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