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Rectory Farmhouse Back Lane Epwell Oxfordshire OX15 6LG

Awaiting decision Cherwell 26/00177/CLUE Certificate of Lawful Use Existing

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for land within the red line to be used as amenity land

As published by the council, reference 26/00177/CLUE

Application record

Reference
26/00177/CLUE
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Status
Under Consultation
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Cropredy, Sibfords And Wroxton
Parish
Epwell
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
OX15 6LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jan 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cherwell took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided lawful development applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land Access Of Back Lane Epwell OX15 6LF

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In Cherwell

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  • 26/01757/CLUE Granted

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    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use for Use of the land as part of an adjacent caravan site

    Received 9 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01721/CLUP Granted

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    Received 1 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/02338/CLUP Awaiting decision

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    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Lawful development