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P26/V2461/LDP - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse to small 6-bedroom HMO (use class C4) accommodating up to 6 people. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 6

Agricultural Land Classification
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_3 | District Boundaries VALE | Local Wildlife Sites 50F06 | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 0744Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Kennington built-up area; Green belt about 77 m away: Oxford; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Vale of White Horse
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
Postcode
OX1 5RR
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development is Granted
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 13 days faster than Vale of White Horse's median of 66 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Aug 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 Approved
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Loft conversion and single storey extension
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2017 Approved
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Single storey extensions to the front and rear.
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2017 Approved
45 Cranbrook Drive Kennington Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 5RR
Single storey extensions to the front and rear.
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Formation of habitable room in roof space with front and rear velux rooflights.
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2017 Approved
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Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings