1 Lydbrook Farm Cottages Townsend West Hanney Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 0LL

1. 10 Aug 2011

   Received by Vale of White Horse

2. 11 Aug 2011

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Sep 2011

   Decision issued: Refusal of Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

4. 25 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 1 Lydbrook Farm Cottages Townsend West Hanney Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 0LL

  P11/V2497/LDE Submitted 17 Oct 2011 0m away

  Application for a Certificate of Lawful Use of an agricultural dwelling in breach of Agricultural Occupancy condition (Re-submission of refused application No. 11/01722/EUC)

  Decided Lawful development 9 docs
  Domestic

• Land and Premises at Denchworth Road, (including 1 & 2 Lydbrook Cottages), West Hanney

  P25/V2829/MPO Submitted 23 Dec 2025 8m away

  Request to discharge/delete a S16 agreement dated 17 July 1981 (UND 320)

  Decided Conditions 3 docs

• Wychwood Townsend West Hanney Wantage OX12 0LL

  P26/V3831/HH Submitted 1 Sep 2026 47m away

  Single storey front and rear extensions.

  Decided Householder Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 The Meads, West Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0LJ

  P24/V2263/HH Submitted 22 Oct 2024 139m away

  Installation of air source heat pump

  Granted Householder 14 docs
  Domestic

• Hanney Meadow, to the north of The Meads West Hanney WANTAGE OX12 0LJ

  P17/V1719/FUL Submitted 16 Jun 2017 170m away

  Single storey dwelling with parking, turning space and garden

  Refused Full applications 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Jubilee Cottage Main Street West Hanney OX12 0LH

  P15/V2655/HH Submitted 7 Nov 2015 204m away

  single storey rear extension

  Decided Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• P26/V2808/LDP Granted

  21 Old Farm Close Abingdon OX14 3XU

  Demolition of existing conservatory at rear of dwelling and erection of ground floor extension to extend 3.6m from existing rear wall.

  9 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P26/V2783/LDP Granted

  Lowerfield Farm, The Dairy Barn Bourton Swindon SN6 8HT

  Proposed siting of a mobile home within a garden to provide ancillary accommodation.

  7 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P26/V1848/LDP Refused

  19 Conifer Close Oxford OX2 9HP

  Proposed small-scale coffee roasting, storage and distribution within existing residential garage.

  20 May 2026 Lawful development
• P26/V0788/LDE Refused

  54 Westminster Way Oxford OX2 0LW

  An outbuilding in the rear garden of the property has been in separate dwellinghouse use since March 2021

  30 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• P26/V3736/LDP Decided

  65 Warmans Close Wantage OX12 9XT

  Proposed part conversion of garage into utility room.

  25 Aug 2026 Lawful development