Planning application
12 Cherwell Drive Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0LY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to certify that the proposed use of the office on the ground floor as an office within use class Eg (b), by a website-based ride hailing service for private hire vehicles, for administrative purposes only, whereby no taxis or drivers, and no customers call at the premises is lawful development. (Amended description).
As published by the council, reference 25/02053/CPU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02053/CPU
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 9 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 9 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Headington Hill And Northway Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX3 0LY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2025
Received by Oxford
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23 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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