Planning application
26/01600/CEU
42 Broad Oak Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8TS
Proposal
Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
As published by the council, reference 26/01600/CEU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Oxford
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Oxford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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18/02113/CND Granted
Land Adjacent 27 Broad Oak Oxford OX3 8TS
Details submitted in compliance with condition 3 (Sample Materials), 5 (SuDS), 6 (Sustainable Drainage system) 8 (Cycle parking), 9 (Landscape plan required), 10 (Landscape carry out after completion), 11(Boundary details before commencement), 13 (scheme of ecological enhancements) and 15 (CEMP: Biodiversity) of planning permission 18/02113/CT3
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24/01583/FUL Refused
27 Long Close Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8TT
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis). Provision of bin and cycle storage.
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21/01378/TPO Decided
7 Awgar Stone Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7FD
Works to 1no Pear Tree (T1) as specified by Mr Neil McGregor in the Oxford City Council Horspath Driftway/Eastern Bypass (No.1) Tree Preservation Order 1994.
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26/00817/CEU Awaiting decision
2A Chillingworth Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8RL
Application to certify that the existing use of a converted garage as a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) is lawful development. (Amended description).
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24/02193/PDT Decided
Slade Park Fire Station Horspath Driftway Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7JG
The replacement of 6no existing antennas with 6no new antennas. The installation of RRUs, the replacement, installation of equipment within the existing ground based equipment cabin, along with minor ancillary works.
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26/01493/FUL Awaiting decision
11 Bracegirdle Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 8RJ
Demolition of existing side extension. Erection of a two storey side extension. Formation of a front porch. Insertion of 1no. window to rear elevation.
Other lawful development applications
In Oxford
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26/00994/CEU Granted
58 Hamilton Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7PZ
Application to certify that the existing amalgamation of 2 x flats (Use Class C3) into a single 1x5 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) is lawful development. (Amended description)
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26/01569/CEU Awaiting decision
85 Wytham Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4TN
Application to certify that the existing subdivision of dwellinghouse to create a 2 x 1-bed flats (Use Class C3) is lawful development.
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26/01554/CEU Awaiting decision
10 Morris Crescent Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3ED
Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
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26/01557/CEU Awaiting decision
40 Rewley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2RQ
Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
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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.