20 Springfield Oval Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6EG Data via plota.co.uk

25/03015/CLE - Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev Under consideration

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness to allow continued use of outbuilding as self-contained dwelling (Use Class C3). (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 246.

Site constraints 2

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 Witney built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
OX28 6EG
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Ward
Witney Central
Parish
Witney
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Mar 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 246, past the statutory target. 98% of lawful development certificates in West Oxfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 246190 days past the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
61decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by West Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #81 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #33 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #46 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #81 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #135 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,125
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026