23/02732/CLP

1. 11 Oct 2023

   Received by West Oxfordshire

2. 23 Nov 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

• 23/02045/FUL Refused

  Field House South Leigh Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6XG

  Change of use of agricultural land to domestic curtilage, erection of a 4 bay oak-framed garage, creation of gravel driveway, turning and parking area and ecological enhancement measures (Retrospective)

  1 Aug 2023 70m away Full applications
• 23/01755/HHD Refused

  Old Crossing Station Road South Leigh Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6XJ

  Conversion of garage and erection of porch and single storey rear extension with rooflights. Amendments to exterior fenestration

  6 Jul 2023 364m away Householder
• 23/03146/HHD Granted

  Old Crossing Station Road South Leigh Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6XJ

  Conversion of garage to create separate storage and home office areas and construction of a front porch. Erection of a single storey rear extension together with alterations to the existing ground floor roof and amendments to exterior fenestration

  24 Nov 2023 364m away Householder
• 23/00229/HHD Granted

  6 Lymbrook Cottages Station Road South Leigh Witney Oxfordshire OX29 6XN

  Erection of a single storey rear extension and construction of a front porch

  27 Jan 2023 450m 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