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P19/S2879/LDP

Dimple Cottage 3 High Street Benson OX10 6RP

Withdrawn South Oxfordshire Other (Law. Dev. (proposed))

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use for the demolition of existing office/reception building and replacing with a single-storey timber building; refurbish Dimple Cottage with internal restorations/alterations; removal of existing rear lean-to structure and replacing it with new glass conservatory; general improvement to site frontage with erection of a boundary wall with gated access to workshops; fenestration alterations with a new dormer window and roof light to the east elevation; landscaping alterations.

As published by the council, reference P19/S2879/LDP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2019

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 10 Feb 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Feb 2020

    Decision issued: Withdrawn prior to determination

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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