Planning application
School House Blacklocks Hill Overthorpe OX17 2BS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate (existing) for confirmation dwellinghouse known as School House as built is lawful and immune from enforcement action
As published by the council, reference 2025/5023/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/5023/LDE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Middleton Cheney
- Parish
- Overthorpe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX17 2BS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by West Northamptonshire
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 12 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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