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1 Heathcote Avenue Banbury OX16 9TP

Awaiting decision Cherwell 26/01243/CLUE Certificate of Lawful Use Existing

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Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness existing - Use of amenity land as residential garden/domestic curtilage

As published by the council, reference 26/01243/CLUE

Application record

Reference
26/01243/CLUE
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Status
Under Consultation
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Banbury Calthorpe And Easington
Parish
Banbury
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
OX16 9TP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cherwell register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01634/F Awaiting decision

    1 Heathcote Avenue Banbury OX16 9TP

    Demolition of garage and erection of single storey extensions to side and rear and addition of box dormer to side roof slope (revised scheme of 25/02081/F to amend the roof of the rear extension from a flat roof to a pitched roof and to make changes to fenestration)

    Submitted 23 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 25/02081/F Granted

    1 Heathcote Avenue Banbury OX16 9TP

    Demolition of part garage and erection of single storey extensions to side and rear and addition of box dormer to side roof slope

    Decided 21 Jan 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 May 2026

    Received by Cherwell

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 July 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

7 documents on file for this application

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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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 1 Heathcote Avenue Banbury OX16 9TP

    25/02081/F Submitted 12 Aug 2025 0m away

    Demolition of part garage and erection of single storey extensions to side and rear and addition of box dormer to side roof slope

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 24 docs
    Small domestic
  • 1 Heathcote Avenue Banbury OX16 9TP

    26/01634/F Submitted 23 Jun 2026 0m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

    Demolition of garage and erection of single storey extensions to side and rear and addition of box dormer to side roof slope (revised scheme of 25/02081/F to amend the roof of the rear extension from a flat roof to a pitched roof and to make changes to fenestration)

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 32 docs
    Small domestic
  • 5 Chatsworth Drive Banbury OX16 9TS

    26/00560/F Submitted 4 Mar 2026 62m away

    First floor side and part single/double storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
  • 6 Wheatley Close Banbury OX16 9TH

    26/01081/F Submitted 29 Apr 2026 166m away

    Single storey side extension and porch

    Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic
  • 48 Elton Road Banbury OX16 9UB

    21/01995/HPA Submitted 7 Jun 2021 192m away

    Single storey rear lean-to extension - depth 3.7m, height to eaves 2.5m and overall height 3.6m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 4 docs
    Small domestic
  • 45 Longleat Close Banbury OX16 9TG

    22/02840/F Submitted 16 Sep 2022 197m away

    Two storey side extension with a new porch and a dropped kerb

    Refused Full applications Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic

In Cherwell

  • 26/01934/CLUP Granted

    170 Oxford Road Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 1EA

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for demolition of the existing store and WC, construction of new single storey kitchen extension and demolition of the detached garage.

    28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01758/CLUE Refused

    Caravan Park Rear Of Barnstones Main Street Great Bourton OX17 1QU

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Development for use of land as a caravan site in breach of Condition 6 of permission 316/82 and Condition 7 of permission 1065/88

    9 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01757/CLUE Granted

    Caravan Park Rear Of Barnstones Main Street Great Bourton OX17 1QU

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

    9 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01721/CLUP Granted

    41 Queens Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0EB

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use and Development for Change of Use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a small HMO (Class C4) for up to six residents only and minor external alterations to the principal (front) elevation of the existing dwellinghouse including the installation of a replacement front door within the existing structural opening and the installation of a new, co-ordinating door in lieu of the existing gated entrance to the side passage

    1 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/02338/CLUP Awaiting decision

    11 Denbigh Close Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0BQ

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for a home office ancillary to the primary residence

    7 Sep 2026 Lawful development