Planning application
2 Minster Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1LX
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Proposal
Application to certify that the existing change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House of Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4), provision of bin storage is lawful development.
As published by the council, reference 26/00562/CEU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00562/CEU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- St Clement's Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated decision
- Postcode
- OX4 1LX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Oxford
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16 Mar 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 11 May 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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78 Divinity Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1LN
Change of use House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis). Provision of bin and bike stores.
Withdrawn Full applications -
78 Divinity Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1LN
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26/01485/CEU Awaiting decision
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