23 Moorland Road Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6LS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01753/CLP - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) to allow infilling of porch creating a single storey front extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Witney built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £346,000 in November 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

22 November 2024£346,000
30 July 2014£249,999
12 April 2001£100,000

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

Building

Floor area87 m² (936 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
OX28 6LS
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Witney Central
Parish
Witney
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 4 days slower than West Oxfordshire's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
548decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15093901
Planning Portal ref
PP-15093901
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
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

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.