23/00239/CEU

1. 3 Feb 2023

   Received by Oxford

2. 24 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 19/02249/FUL Granted

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  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)

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• 22/01883/CT3 Granted

  Land East Of 9-31 Girdlestone Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7LZ

  Renewal and relocation of 3no. bin stores and associated landscaping (amended address)

  2 Aug 2022 122m away Other
• 20/03227/CND Awaiting decision

  80 Old Road Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7LP

  Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Samples of Materials) and condition 6 (Archaeology) of planning permission 20/03227/FUL. (Amended Description)

  16 Jun 2021 133m away Conditions
• 24/00156/CND2 Granted

  9 Girdlestone Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7NS

  Details submitted in compliance with conditions 6 (Landscape plan), 15 (Bin storage - further details), 17 (Garden screening), 18 (Boundary treatments) of planning permission 24/00156/FUL.

  25 Jun 2026 136m away Conditions
• 19/02204/FUL Granted

  2 Everard Close Oxford OX3 7NB

  Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension and single storey side extension.

  20 Aug 2019 159m away Full applications
• 19/02294/FUL Granted

  61 Warren Crescent Oxford OX3 7NQ

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Provision of bins and bicycle stores.

  2 Sep 2019 160m away Full applications

• 26/00994/CEU Granted

  58 Hamilton Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7PZ

  Application to certify that the existing amalgamation of 2 x flats (Use Class C3) into a single 1x5 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) is lawful development. (Amended description)

  22 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01600/CEU Awaiting decision

  42 Broad Oak Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8TS

  Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.

  1 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01569/CEU Awaiting decision

  85 Wytham Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4TN

  Application to certify that the existing subdivision of dwellinghouse to create a 2 x 1-bed flats (Use Class C3) is lawful development.

  29 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01554/CEU Awaiting decision

  10 Morris Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3ED

  Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01557/CEU Awaiting decision

  40 Rewley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2RQ

  Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development