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2 Wilberforce Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7AN

Awaiting decision Oxford 25/02821/CEU Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 25/02821/CEU

Application record

Reference
25/02821/CEU
Type
Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Status
Registered
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Ward
Headington Ward
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
OX3 7AN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 31 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Oxford took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

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What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with Oxford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

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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  • 8 Wilberforce Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7AN

    26/01250/CPU Submitted 21 May 2026 25m away

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  • 53 Gardiner Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7AW

    26/00621/CEU Submitted 12 Mar 2026 28m away

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  • 51 Gardiner Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7AW

    26/00620/CEU Submitted 12 Mar 2026 35m away

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  • 1 Piper Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7AR

    19/02243/FUL Submitted 22 Aug 2019 58m away

    Formation of 1no. dormer to rear roofslope and insertion of 2no. rooflights to front roofslope in association with loft conversion. Erection of a single storey rear in-fill extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 17 docs
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  • 12 Piper Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7AR

    19/02454/H42 Submitted 18 Sep 2019 81m away

    Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3m, for which the maximum height would be 3.85m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.25m.

    Decided Prior approval Extension 8 docs
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  • 23 Norton Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7BQ

    24/01991/CPU Submitted 14 Aug 2024 112m away

    Application to certify that the proposed conversion of garage to habitable space, removal of 1no. garage door and insertion of 1no. window to front elevation is lawful development.

    Granted Outline Windows or glazing 11 docs

In Oxford

  • 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