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26/02170/CLUP - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Under Consultation

Proposal

Conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a rear dormer, 5 front rooflights and conversion of roof from hip to gable end. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 10:58

Application progress

✓

Received

13 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Oct 2026, from Cherwell's recent extensions.

Documents 10

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Plans - Site Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Site Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Existing Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Existing Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Proposed Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultation Response Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 2

Local nature reserve about 240 m away: Bure Park

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

Inside the Bicester built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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 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: OX26 3HH
Received: 13 Aug 2026
Validated: 13 Aug 2026
Ward: Bicester North And Caversfield
Parish: Bicester
Target decision: 8 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. Cherwell usually decides extensions by day 56.

prediction

Day 524 days to the 56-day target

57%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

436decided in the last year

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

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