23/02576/CLE

1. 11 Oct 2023

   Received by West Oxfordshire

2. 6 Dec 2023

   Decision issued: Refuse

3. 2 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

• 24/01024/HHD Granted

  18 Springfield Oval Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EG

  Erection of first floor rear extension

  23 Apr 2024 16m away Householder
• 25/03015/CLE Awaiting decision

  20 Springfield Oval Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EG

  Certificate of Lawfulness to allow continued use of outbuilding as self-contained dwelling (Use Class C3). (amended description)

  12 Dec 2025 27m away Lawful development
• 24/02475/HHD Granted

  39 Springfield Oval Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EQ

  Conversion of existing loft, including alterations to change hip roof to gable and insertion of two dormer windows and rooflights, to create additional living space.

  25 Sep 2024 143m away Householder
• 23/00140/HHD Granted

  58 Heron Drive Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6NP

  Single storey rear extension

  18 Jan 2023 166m away Householder
• 24/00192/HHD Granted

  50 Heron Drive Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6NP

  Insertion of a door and window to existing garage

  29 Jan 2024 217m away Householder
• 23/00198/HHD Refused

  52 Burford Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6DJ

  Proposed two storey rear extension, alterations to existing windows and doors, rendering of existing house, detached garage addition and enlargement of driveway

  25 Jan 2023 231m away Householder

• 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

  1 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01347/CLP Granted

  Manor Field House 41B High Street Standlake Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7RH

  Certificate of Lawfulness (construction of double garage).

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 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).

  27 May 2026 Lawful development
• 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)

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 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).

  24 Jun 2026 Lawful development