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Parish Church Of SS Mary And John Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1UR

Refused Oxford 26/00826/CPU Certificate of Proposed Use

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 proposed below ground drainage works to serve a new wheelchair accessible WC and servery within the existing church building, which will remain in use as a place of worship (Use Class F1(f)), are lawful development.

As published by the council, reference 26/00826/CPU

Application record

Reference
26/00826/CPU
Type
Certificate of Proposed Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Decided
15 Jun 2026
Ward
St Marys Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX4 1UR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Oxford

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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