Planning application
23/02164/CLE
17A Moor Avenue Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LL
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (continued use as independent, separate dwelling house).
As published by the council, reference 23/02164/CLE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2023
Received by West Oxfordshire
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11 Oct 2023
Decision issued: Refuse
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2 Aug 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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23/02582/CC3REG Granted
Moorland Centre 24 Dark Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LE
Section 73 application to continue the development permitted by R3.0073/22 (22/01837/CC3REG) (temporary planning permission for the use of the site for the parking and storage of Oxfordshire County Council fleet vehicles) without complying with condition 2 (to extend the time period of operations until 17th March 2026)
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24/00434/CLP Granted
Moorland Centre 24 Dark Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LE
Cerificate of Lawfulness (to allow stationing of three welfare units (W/C, Open Area & Kitchenette) plus preparatory works to connect to services - in connection with the ongoing use of the site for Oxfordshire County Council fleet vehicles).
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23/01934/CLP Granted
10 Moor Avenue Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LJ
Certificate of Lawfulness (erection of single storey rear extension).
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23/02479/PN56 Granted
Witney Community Hospital Welch Way Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6JJ
Installation of 360 no' 425W solar PV panels onto the existing roofs
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24/01102/HHD Granted
70 Dark Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LX
Remove existing polycarbonate roof and glazing from existing conservatory and build up walls in rendered blockwork with low level brickwork retained. Replace roof structure with timber trusses and concrete tiles to match existing main roof.
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23/02294/HHD Granted
33 Moorland Close Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LN
Conversion of garage to create additional living space. Works to include replacing garage door with window along with replacement of all brown framed windows with white UPVC (Retrospective).
Other lawful development applications
In West Oxfordshire
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26/01328/CLP Granted
68 Garner Close Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 1GA
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the removal of existing conservatory and erection of single rear storey extension
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26/01347/CLP Granted
Manor Field House 41B High Street Standlake Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7RH
Certificate of Lawfulness (construction of double garage).
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26/01305/CLP Granted
Almar 8 Heath Lane Bladon Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1SB
Certificate of Lawfulness (to allow use of part of a room within the dwellinghouse for the storage and dispatch of firearms in connection with a home-based business operating ancillary to the lawful use of the land as a C3 dwellinghouse).
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26/01763/CLP Awaiting decision
Oakridge House Enstone Road Little Tew Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4HZ
Certificate of Lawfulness (to allow the erection of a single storey outbuilding in the rear garden to form a yoga studio)
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26/01531/CLP Granted
2 The Tennis Cassington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4EL
Certificate of Lawfulness (demolition of existing and erection of replacement outbuilding for incidental use to the dwelling).