23/03160/CLP

1. 8 Jan 2024

   Received by West Oxfordshire

2. 15 Feb 2024

   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

• 24/01258/CLP Granted

  25 Boundary Close Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1LR

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Construction of dormer to rear and addition of 2 vellux windows to front slope)

  7 May 2024 2m away Lawful development
• 24/01449/CLP Granted

  1 Green Lane Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1JY

  Certificate of Lawfulness (single storey rear extension and insertion of 4no roof lights to existing rear roof).

  10 Jun 2024 91m away Lawful development
• 23/01864/CLP Granted

  35 Hensington Road Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1JH

  Certificate of Lawfulness (construction of new dormer in rear of existing roof to allow loft conversion).

  10 Jul 2023 96m away Lawful development
• 23/03406/FUL Refused

  19 New Road Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1NZ

  Demolition of existing dwelling, erection of a replacement dwelling

  15 Jan 2024 118m away Full applications
• 23/00213/HHD Granted

  23 New Road Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1NZ

  Erection of single and two storey rear extension and front porch.

  26 Jan 2023 128m away Householder
• 23/01669/HHD Granted

  30 New Road Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1PB

  Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory and external WC. Alterations to porch roof and forming of new pedestrian access in front boundary wall.

  16 Jun 2023 131m 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