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20 Springfield Oval Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EG

Awaiting decision West Oxfordshire 25/03015/CLE Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 25/03015/CLE

Application record

Reference
25/03015/CLE
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Under consideration
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Ward
Witney Central
Parish
Witney
Postcode
OX28 6EG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2025

    Received by West Oxfordshire

  2. 9 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Oxfordshire took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Oxfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Oxfordshire decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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