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5 Ridgefield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3BS

Awaiting decision Oxford 26/00849/CEU Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 26/00849/CEU

Application record

Reference
26/00849/CEU
Type
Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Status
Registered
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Donnington Ward
Decision by
Delegated decision
Postcode
OX4 3BS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2026

    Received by Oxford

  2. 28 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 June 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

8 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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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 76 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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  • 13 Ridgefield Road Oxford OX4 3BT

    19/01532/FUL Submitted 10 Jun 2019 50 yards away

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    Withdrawn Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 20 docs
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  • The Regal 300 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 2AF

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  • 12 Ridgefield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3BT

    25/02725/H42 Submitted 16 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 2.86m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.55m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 8 docs
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  • 2 Whitson Place Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3DD

    19/02148/CEU Submitted 9 Aug 2019 50 yards away

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  • 16 Ridgefield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3BT

    22/02305/FUL Submitted 23 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    Alterations to roof to form hip to gable, formation of 1no dormer to rear roofslope in association with loft conversion. Erection of first floor rear extension. Installation of external render (Retrospective) (amended description)

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs
  • 23 Ridgefield Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3BT

    19/01116/FUL Submitted 29 Apr 2019 50 yards away

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In Oxford

  • 26/00207/CEU Refused

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    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
  • 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
  • 26/00200/CEU Granted

    47 Cumberland Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 2BZ

    Application to certify that the existing use of the outbuilding as a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) is lawful development.

    Received 21 Jan, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00684/CEU Withdrawn

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    Application to certify that the existing installation of an air conditioning unit within the shop is lawful development.

    Received 19 Mar, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development