Planning application
5 Mitford Cottages Westwell Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4JU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application under Section 171B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use: Domestic Garden Land
As published by the council, reference 26/00064/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00064/CLE
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Alvescot and Filkins
- Parish
- Westwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX18 4JU
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Oxfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02323/CND Awaiting decision
5 Mitford Cottages Westwell Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4JU
Discharge of condition 5 (external lighting) of Planning Permission 25/02267/FUL
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25/02267/FUL Granted
5 Mitford Cottages Westwell Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4JU
Amalgamation of two properties (Nos 5 and 6 Mitford Cottages) into one, including installation of a new chimney, alterations to fenestration and single storey extensions to both North and West elevations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2026
Received by West Oxfordshire
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
McLoughlin Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cheltenham
Active · incorporated 2009 · Cheltenham
133 applications on PlanIndex · across 29 councils · 79% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL - CLEUD
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- LAND AND SHARED ACCESS ROAD -OFFICIAL COPY (TITLE
- LAND STATUTORY DECLARATION - JENNIFER RUTH FOX - FINAL
- CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS STATEMENT
- AERIAL VIEW
- STATUTORY DECLARATION - 12.08.2025
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Oxfordshire granted permission on 31 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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