Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RR Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V2572/LDP - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development Approved

Proposal

The proposed use is a small 6-bedroom HMO (use class C4) accommodating up to 6 people Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jun 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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 | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 0744Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Kennington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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 of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
Postcode
OX1 5RR
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development is Granted
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
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How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, about the council's usual 60 days. Approved, as 88% of lawful development certificates here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates 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 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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