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26/01986/CEU - Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use Approved
Admin / procedural

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

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Validated
21 Aug 2026
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Consultation
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
12 Oct 2026

Approved on 12 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated report Decision · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Cowley Road Methodist Church, Grade II, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 53 m away: St. Clement's And Iffley Road; Inside the Oxford built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1790 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £548,000 in November 2010. Terraced house, freehold.

26 November 2010£548,000
12 January 2007£450,000

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

Building

Floor area141 m² (1,518 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Oxford
Application type
Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Postcode
OX4 1HR
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
St Clement's Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
C/o Applicant

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025
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2025
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.