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51 Church Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3JR

Awaiting decision Oxford 25/03352/CEU Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use

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Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 25/03352/CEU

Application record

Reference
25/03352/CEU
Type
Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Status
Registered
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Jan 2026
Ward
Cowley Ward
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
OX4 3JR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024.

  • 24/02132/CEU Withdrawn

    51 Church Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3JR

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

    Decided 3 Dec 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Received by Oxford

  2. 2 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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

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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 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 51 Church Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3JR

    24/02132/CEU Submitted 4 Sep 2024 50 yards away

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

    Withdrawn Lawful development 5 docs

  • 5 Florence Park Road Oxford OX4 3PL

    19/02340/VAR Submitted 6 Sep 2019 50 yards away

    Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plns) of planning permission 17/02809/FUL (Erection of a single storey rear extension) to allow the height of the building to be raised.

    Granted Amendments Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • 16 Church Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3JR

    22/02782/CPU Submitted 23 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Application to certify that the proposed alterations to roof to form hip to gable, insertion of 1no. rooflight to front roofslope and formation of 1no. rear dormer in association with loft conversion is lawful development.

    Granted Outline Loft or dormer 8 docs

  • 14 Church Cowley Road Oxford OX4 3JR

    21/00908/FUL Submitted 30 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Erection of single storey rear extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
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  • 11 Florence Park Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3PL

    26/02024/FUL Submitted 20 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct

    Demolition of existing rear extension. Erection of a two storey side and a part single, part two storey rear extension.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition

  • 12 Church Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3JR

    26/01037/FUL Submitted 27 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jul

    Formation of dropped kerb.

    Decided Full applications

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.

    Received 22 Jan, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01766/CEU Awaiting decision

    46 Cricket Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3DQ

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

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 24 Aug 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.

    Received 4 Dec, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 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.

    Received 29 Apr, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01485/CEU Awaiting decision

    Flat 1 34 Garsington Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2LG

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

    Received 18 Jun, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Lawful development