42 Mereland Road DIDCOT Oxon OX11 8AY

1. 24 Nov 2016

   Received by South Oxfordshire

2. 25 Nov 2016

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Jan 2017

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

4. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 33 Mereland Road DIDCOT Oxon OX11 8AT

  P18/S0268/NM Submitted 24 Jan 2018 105m away

  Non material amendment to application ref P14/S3371/FUL (proposed new 3 bedroom house to side of existing house) changes to front and rear elevations, with ridge and eaves level lowered to reflect existing house (adjoining) and new timber pitched dormers x 4 to allow for ceiling height to remain adequate.

  Decided Amendments Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 17 Richmere Road Didcot OX11 8HT

  P19/S1115/FUL Submitted 3 Apr 2019 112m away

  Construction of a new 2 bed dwelling adjoining 17 Richmere Road with off street parking and new highway crossover

  Decided Full applications 13 docs
  Domestic

• 14 Richmere Road Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 8HT

  P19/S0973/HH Submitted 25 Mar 2019 112m away

  Two storey extension, garage below and new porch. (As amended by drawing no. 2019-200-A to increase internal garage depth, reduce size of utility room and remove side window to utility room received on 1 April 2019).

  Decided Householder Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 19 Richmere Road Didcot OX11 8HT

  P19/S1317/HH Submitted 18 Apr 2019 112m away

  Single storey rear extension.

  Decided Householder Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Richmere Road Didcot OX11 8HT

  P19/S3168/HH Submitted 9 Oct 2019 112m away

  Two storey side and rear extensions, single storey rear extension and porch

  Decided Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 The Croft Didcot OX11 8HR

  P26/S3727/HH Submitted 24 Aug 2026 143m away

  Part two storey and single storey rear extension to replace existing structures. Storm porch addition to front extension

  Decided Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• P26/S2127/LDP Granted

  13 Hawthorn Close Wallingford OX10 0SY

  The proposal comprises the installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels on the existing dwelling, an external air source heat pump (ASHP) unit to be sat on a concrete base, and a wall-mounted battery unit. The works are limited to the fixing of these items to the existing building and associated electrical and pipework connections. No new access, means of enclosure, drainage works, or alterations to the existing site layout are proposed.

  8 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P26/S2688/LDP Granted

  289 Reading Road Henley-on-Thames RG9 1EL

  Construction of detached outbuilding in rear garden.

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P26/S1791/LDP Withdrawn

  5 Cinnamon Close Chalgrove Oxford OX44 7QY

  Erection of a rear boundary fence comprising 1.83m (6ft) close-board timber fence panels supported by concrete fence posts and 2 x 1ft concrete gravel boards.

  20 May 2026 Lawful development
• P26/S0996/LDE Granted

  Spring Farm Lodge Wallingford Road Goring Reading RG8 0HP

  Use of the dwellinghouse known as Spring Farm Lodge without compliance with condition 3 of application ref. P69/H0694

  31 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• P26/S3653/LDE Decided

  56B North Street Thame OX9 3BH

  The use of the land and buildings edged red on the submitted plans as a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), occupied and used separately from, and otherwise than in connection with or ancillary to, the occupation and use of 56A North Street.A certificate is sought in respect of the following: 1. Use as a single dwellinghouse. The two-storey cottage known as 56b North Street, Thame (also known as The Barn) has been used as a single self-contained dwellinghouse, occupied as a sole and principal residence independently of 56A North Street and 56 North Street, since approximately 2012. The dwelling comprises, at ground floor level, an open-plan living area, kitchen, bathroom and staircase; and at first floor level, two bedrooms, a landing and a WC. 2. Ancillary store and garden. The store room adjoining the dwelling has been used for domestic storage ancillary to that residential use. The enclosed garden has been used as private amenity space in connection with that residential use. Neither has been in independent use at any material time. 3. Access. The passageway leading from North Street has been used as the means of pedestrian access to the dwelling. 4. Breach of Condition 3 of planning permission P00/N0787. The occupation and use of the dwelling separately from, and otherwise than in connection with and ancillary to, the occupation and use of 56A North Street as a single dwellinghouse, constitutes a failure to comply with Condition 3 of planning permission P00/N0787 granted on 29 January 2001. A certificate is sought under section 191(1)(c) of the Act that that failure to comply is lawful, the time for taking enforcement action having expired. Each of the above relates to the land and buildings edged red on the submitted location and block plans, the whole of which is in the ownership of the Applicant.

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development