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Dismissed24 April 20253350684

City of Oxford College, Oxpens Road, Oxford, OX1 1SA

Planning appeal 3350684 at City of Oxford College, Oxpens Road, Oxford, OX1 1SA (Oxford City Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2025 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.

the use of the identified car parking spaces as a paid for, part time public car park at the weekends and out of term time only

Authority
Oxford City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Freer P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence demonstrating that the use of the identified car parking spaces as a paid for, part time public car park at weekends and out of term time had been carried on continuously and without interruption throughout the relevant ten-year period.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policies TR11 and TR12 of the Oxford Local Plan 2001-2016

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