Planning application
P26/S0573/LDP
Westside Premises, Formerly Didcot Calor and Paving Centre Ltd, Rich's Sidings, Didcot, OX11 8AG
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that proposed new uses are permitted development with regards to the current User Class of B2.
As published by the council, reference P26/S0573/LDP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by South Oxfordshire
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refusal of Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
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 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.
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P20/S0138/FUL Decided
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Change of use from class D2 to B2 (a printing workshop/granite workshop).
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P19/S2268/A Granted
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P19/S0651/HH Decided
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P19/S3392/DIS Decided
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Conversion of the roof space and the erection of a detached building to Discharge of Condition 3 - materials schedule, Condition 5 - tree pits and Condition 8 - contamination of planning permission P19/S2212/FUL (As clarified by additional contamination information received on 27 November 2019). provide 8 flats (3x studio, 3x 1 bed and 2x 2 bed) with parking, refuse and recycling facilities. (As amplified by Desk Study and Ground Investigation and Arboricultural Survey and Impact Assessment and revised site layout drawings accompanying email from agent received 2 September 2019 and as amended by drawing nos 545- P101-B and P106 - A design revisions to Church Street frontage accompanying Agent's letter dated 18 September 2019). P19/S2212/FUL Conditions(s)
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P19/S4700/FUL Decided
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Erection of a single storey glazed extension to provide shared communal facilities, and some minor alterations to the approved residential development under the prior approval application ref: P19/S0483/N1A. Change to approved materials for dormers as set out in Agent's email dated 11 February 2020.
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P26/S2060/LDP Granted
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P26/S2168/LDP Granted
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P26/S1614/LDP Granted
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