23/02967/CLP

1. 6 Nov 2023

   Received by West Oxfordshire

2. 7 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

• 23/03367/HHD Granted

  Woodland View Churchfields Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PP

  Erection of a detached single storey building to accommodate a swimming pool

  23 Jan 2024 1m away Householder
• 23/02170/HHD Granted

  Dartorren Woodlands Rise Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PL

  Proposed single and two storey rear extensions and single storey side extension

  4 Sep 2023 82m away Householder
• 23/02756/HHD Granted

  Skansen 5 Woodlands Rise Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PL

  Proposed replacement porch, pitched roof to ground floor side extension, replacement gutters to ground floor with SUDs to rear garden and replacement cladding to first floor

  13 Nov 2023 85m away Householder
• 26/01428/HHD Awaiting decision

  St James Close Churchfields Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PP

  Conversion of loft to living space with addition of front and rear dormer windows. Erection of a single storey rear extension, addition of solar PV panels to dwelling roof, erection of a detached 3 bay garage to the front garden, and associated works

  9 Jun 2026 96m away Householder
• 21/01897/S73 Granted

  Spring Villa Churchfields Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PP

  Change to condition 2: amendments to approved plans from 19/01828/HHD

  24 May 2021 102m away Amendments
• 23/02845/HHD Granted

  4 The Cottages Churchfields Stonesfield Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8PP

  Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding

  23 Nov 2023 186m 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