19 Broad Close Barford St Michael Oxfordshire OX15 0RW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01144/CLUE - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Under Consultation

Proposal

The existing building works consist of the installation of a single Cosy 9 Air Source Heat Pump. The unit is ground-mounted on a concrete plinth located at the front (Southern) elevation of the property. The installation was carried out in accordance with MCS 020 noise standards, and the unit does not exceed the maximum 1.5m³. The unit is approximately 13m from the public highway. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 4 Aug 2026; it is now day 130. The consultation period closed on 4 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Barford St Michael 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

Council
Cherwell
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Postcode
OX15 0RW
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Deddington
Parish
Barford St.John And St.Michael
Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 130, past the statutory target. 97% of lawful development certificates in Cherwell are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 13074 days past the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,862decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Cherwell to go on. Cherwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Cherwell
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#214 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cherwell is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #247 out of 296. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cherwell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #77 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #101 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #247 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #218 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
117 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,091
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026