# 273 Abingdon Road, Oxford

- **Decision:** dismissed, 18 September 2026
- **Decided by:** Planning Inspector: J Somers
- **Authority:** Oxford (South East)
- **Appeal reference:** 6005792
- **Application reference:** 25/02635/FUL
- **Procedure:** written-representations
- **Development:** Dropped kerb to give vehicle access to a house driveway
- **Site context:** inside-settlement
- **Green Belt:** no
- **Framework applied:** No Framework version cited
- **Determinative policies:** TCPA s65(5), s327A(2)
- **Main issues:** validity of application
- **Tags:** tier-2, no-framework-reference, invalid-application, ownership-certificate, procedural-dismissal

## Summary
Dropped kerb for a driveway in Oxford. Dismissed without any consideration of the merits. The red line took in highway land, but Certificate A had been signed and no notice was served on the highway authority, so the application was invalid (DL ¶4-6). No Framework policy was applied.

## What made the difference
The wrong ownership certificate. A corrected Certificate B could not be accepted at appeal because it would deprive the owner of notification (Wheatcroft) (DL ¶5).

## Policy findings
- **TCPA s65 / DMPO art 13-14 ownership certificate: fail.** Certificate A signed but red line included highway footway and kerb owned by the highway authority; late unsigned Certificate B not accepted under Wheatcroft; application invalid, merits not considered (DL 2-7)

## Key facts
- Red line boundary covered highway land; no notice served on the highway authority
- Appeal dismissed under s79(6) without any merits assessment

## Sources
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6005792
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/46ca1916-b589-4c9a-9094-16c4b2f158bc

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