Planning application
26/01681/CLE
Broadhill Playgroup 131 Hailey Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1HL
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (to certify that the failure to comply with Condition 2 of planning application W2003/1476 in respect of a five bay modular building and associated land edged red on the submitted location plan is now lawful by virtue of Section 171B(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended))
As published by the council, reference 26/01681/CLE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by West Oxfordshire
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23 Jul 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.
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