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26/02355/CEU - Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use Registered

Proposal

Application to certify that the existing subdivision of flat (Use Class C3) to create a 1 x 2 bed and 1 x 1 bed flat (Use Class C3) is lawful development. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:10

Application progress

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Received

30 Sept 2026

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Validated

8 Oct 2026

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Consultation

15 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 3 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 14 Nov 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

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Habitat network: Traditional orchards

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Priority habitat about 4 m away: Traditional orchard; Inside the Oxford built-up area.

Not affected

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

Checked on 17 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 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: Oxford
Application type: Cert of Lawfulness - Existing Use
Received: 30 Sept 2026
Validated: 8 Oct 2026
Ward: Littlemore Ward
Parish: Littlemore Parish Council
Target decision: 3 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegated decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Jim Driscoll

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15262672
Planning Portal ref: PP-15262672
Neighbours: 15 Oct 2026
Consultation: 15 Oct 2026
Comments by: 14 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

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