Planning application
28 Divinity Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1LJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to certify that the existing House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
As published by the council, reference 26/00232/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00232/CEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St Clement's Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX4 1LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Oxford
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30 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Oxford granted permission on 27 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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