46 Cricket Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3DQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01766/CEU - Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
20 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
14 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: The City of Oxford
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Oxford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £495,000 in July 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

14 July 2026£495,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
1 February 2016£525,000
15 January 1999£60,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area129 m² (1,389 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Oxford - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Postcode
OX4 3DQ
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Donnington Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
19 Aug 2026
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Oxford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#277 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Oxford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #261 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Oxford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #159 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #205 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #261 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #259 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
117 decided
1,150
Total decisions
140 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.