175A Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1UT

1. 1 Aug 2024

   Received by Oxford

2. 20 Aug 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 30 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 177B Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1UT

  24/01879/CEU Submitted 1 Aug 2024 0m away

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

  Granted Lawful development 7 docs

• 185 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1UT

  26/01348/ADV Submitted 3 Jun 2026 12m away

  63% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

  Display of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign.

  Awaiting decision Advertising

• 183 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1UT

  19/01627/FUL Submitted 17 Jun 2019 13m away

  Demolition of existing rear flat. Erection of a two storey building to create 2 x 1-bed flats (Use Class C3). Provision of new access and bin and cycle storage and private amenity space.

  Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 15 docs

• 177A Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1UT

  24/01878/CEU Submitted 1 Aug 2024 13m away

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

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs

• 181 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1UT

  23/02829/CND Submitted 31 Jul 2026 15m away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Details submitted in compliance with conditions 4 (ASHP) and 9 (Bin Storage) of planning permission 23/02829/FUL.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs

• 183 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1UT

  19/02821/FUL Submitted 29 Oct 2019 18m away

  Erection of a single storey rear and first floor extension to the rear building and sub-division of existing dwellinghouse to form 1 x 2-bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), and 1 x 2-bed maisonette (Use Class C3) above existing shop unit. Formation of new external stair access to rear elevation. Provision of bin and cycle storage.

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/00207/CEU Refused

  21 Dene Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7EF

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

  22 Jan 2026 Lawful development
• 25/03239/CEU Refused

  156 Headley Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7SZ

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

  4 Dec 2025 Lawful development
• 26/01051/CEU Granted

  29 Chatham Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4UZ

  Application to certify that the existing sub division of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to create 2 x1 bed flats (Use Class C3) is lawful development.

  29 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00200/CEU Granted

  47 Cumberland Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2BZ

  Application to certify that the existing use of the outbuilding as a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) is lawful development.

  21 Jan 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00684/CEU Withdrawn

  Iffley Post Office 77 Church Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4EF

  Application to certify that the existing installation of an air conditioning unit within the shop is lawful development.

  19 Mar 2026 Lawful development