Planning application
52 Headley Way Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 0LU
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 25/03172/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03172/CEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 2 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Headington Hill And Northway Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX3 0LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by Oxford
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2 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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 47 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.
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Open the documentsWhat 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 84 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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