Former Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant, Reading Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0LZ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V4261/DIS - Discharge Conditions Consultation Period
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Discharge of condition(s) 17 (SuDS compliance details) and 19 (Lighting scheme) on planning application P25/V1490/S73. Variation of conditions 2 (Approved plans), 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Foul Water Drainage), 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement) , 6 (Landscape Details), 7 (Landscape Management Plan), 8 (Landscape Maintenance Schedule), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 10 (Site Boundary Details), 11 (CEMP: Biodiversity), 12 (Highway Scheme), 13 (Contamination Assessment), 14, (External Vents and Flue Details) 15 (Fire and Acoustic Separation Details), 16 (Joinery Details), 19 (External Lighting) and 20 (Electric Car Chargers) alterations and condition discharges on application (Full application and listed building consent for the change of use of the Listed former hotel (Class C1) and associated outbuildings for 17 residential apartments (Class C3) with associated landscaping and access via Reading Road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 17 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Olde Kingswell Inn, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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
Vale of White Horse
Application type
Discharge Conditions
Postcode
OX11 0LZ
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
PDG Architects Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved plans), 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Foul Water Dra…
P25/V1490/S73
2025 Approved
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved plans), 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Foul Water Dra…
P25/V1490/S73
2025 Approved
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans), 3 (External Vents and Flue Details), 4 (Fire a…
P25/V1586/S19
2025 Approved
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans), 3 (External Vents and Flue Details), 4 (Fire a…
P25/V1586/S19
2025 Withdrawn
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Discharge of condition(s) 3 (External Vents and Flue Details), 4 (Fire and Acoustic Detai…
P25/V1418/DIS
2025 Withdrawn
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Discharge of condition(s) 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Foul Water Drainage), 5 (Arboric…
P25/V1417/DIS
2025 Withdrawn
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Discharge of condition(s) 3 (External Vents and Flue Details), 4 (Fire and Acoustic Detai…
P25/V1418/DIS
2025 Withdrawn
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Discharge of condition(s) 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Foul Water Drainage), 5 (Arboric…
P25/V1417/DIS
2023 Approved
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Full application and listed building consent for the change of use of the Listed former h…
P23/V0247/FUL
2023 Approved
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Full application and listed building consent for the change of use of the Listed former h…
P23/V0247/FUL
2023 Approved
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Full application and listed building consent for the change of use of the Listed former h…
P23/V0248/LB
2023 Approved
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Full application and listed building consent for the change of use of the Listed former h…
P23/V0248/LB
2024 Approved
Kingswell Hotel Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
To install electronic communications apparatus on behalf of EE Ltd.
P24/V0671/T28
2024 Approved
Kingswell Hotel Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
To install electronic communications apparatus on behalf of EE Ltd.
P24/V0671/T28
2021 Approved
R/O Kingswell Hotel Reading Road Harwell OX11 0LZ
Proposed equipment upgrade of an existing ground-based telecommunications site (upgrade o…
P21/V2968/T28
2021 Approved
R/O Kingswell Hotel Reading Road Harwell OX11 0LZ
Proposed equipment upgrade of an existing ground-based telecommunications site (upgrade o…
P21/V2968/T28
2019 Refused
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Permission for existing x2 banners, x1 sign on the grass verge outside hotel.
P19/V2000/A
2019 Refused
Kingswell Hotel And Restaurant Reading Road Harwell Didcot OX11 0LZ
Permission for existing x2 banners, x1 sign on the grass verge outside hotel.
P19/V2000/A
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings