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24/01490/CEU

209 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1XF

Withdrawn Oxford Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use

Proposal

Application to certify that the existing use of an outbuilding to the rear of the Property (209 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1XF), known as the Hobbies Room, for purposes in connection with and ancillary to the commercial uses of the ground floor of the Property, in breach of Condition 3 imposed upon Planning Permission Reference 81/00095/NF is lawful development

As published by the council, reference 24/01490/CEU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2024

    Received by Oxford

  2. 25 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Withdrawn

  4. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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