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29 James Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1ET

Awaiting decision Oxford 25/02996/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 25/02996/CEU

Application record

Reference
25/02996/CEU
Type
Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Status
Registered
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
St Marys Ward
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
OX4 1ET

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 February 2026, 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

5 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.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Oxford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Oxford decided lawful development applications in a median of 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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    4 Dec 2025 Lawful development
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