Planning application
21 Dene Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7EF
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 26/00207/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00207/CEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Lye Valley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX3 7EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by Oxford
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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