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159 Dene Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7JA

Refused Oxford 25/02756/CEU Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use

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 25/02756/CEU

Application record

Reference
25/02756/CEU
Type
Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Decided
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Lye Valley Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX3 7JA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What 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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