Planning application
25/03015/CLE
20 Springfield Oval Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EG
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by West Oxfordshire
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9 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with West Oxfordshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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24/01024/HHD Granted
18 Springfield Oval Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EG
Erection of first floor rear extension
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23/02576/CLE Refused
17 Springfield Oval Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EG
Certificate of lawfulness (continued use of the annex as a separate dwelling)
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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.
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23/00140/HHD Granted
58 Heron Drive Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6NP
Single storey rear extension
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24/00192/HHD Granted
50 Heron Drive Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6NP
Insertion of a door and window to existing garage
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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
Other lawful development applications
In West Oxfordshire
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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
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26/01347/CLP Granted
Manor Field House 41B High Street Standlake Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7RH
Certificate of Lawfulness (construction of double garage).
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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).
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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)
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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).