Planning application
50 Cricket Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3DQ
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 use of the ground floor front room as an office in connection with a website-based chauffeur service for administrative purposes only, used solely by the occupier of 50 Cricket Road, with no other staff at the premises, no chauffeur vehicles or drivers, and with no private hire or chauffeur vehicles calling at the premises, other than the occupants own, is lawful development.
As published by the council, reference 26/01022/CPU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01022/CPU
- Type
- Certificate of Proposed Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Donnington Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX4 3DQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Oxford
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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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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