Planning application
124 Magdalen Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1RQ
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 existing House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
As published by the council, reference 25/02196/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02196/CEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St Marys Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX4 1RQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Oxford
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4 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Oxford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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.
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