11 Larch End, Garsington, OX44 9AL Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S0458/LDP - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development Approved

Proposal

Conversion of garage for use as a hairdressing salon. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Validated
2 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Oxford
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Conservation area about 73 m away: Garsington Conservation Area; Inside the Garsington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £290,000 in August 2014. Detached house, freehold.

27 August 2014£290,000

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

Building

Floor area98 m² (1,055 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
Postcode
OX44 9AL
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development is Granted
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 60 days. Approved, as 87% of changes of use here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
62decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Mar 2026
Comments by
26 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Apr 2026
South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #89 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #47 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #23 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #89 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #105 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
163 decided (1-9 homes)
56%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,529
Total decisions
96 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.