Wantage Lawn Tennis Club, Memorial Park, Manor Road, Wantage, OX12 8DW Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V4238/FUL - Full Application Consultation Period

Proposal

Two uncovered Padel courts and one Pickleball court to replace one existing tarmac tennis court to an existing established tennis club. New chain link fencing to match existing fencing. Relocation of two existing floodlight columns. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
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Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 25 Dec 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent commercial and major works. Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural Land Classification
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 69 m away: North Wessex Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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 Classification: URBAN | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Wantage Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries VALE | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Wessex Downs Chalk Escarpment FootslopesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Wantage built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX12 8DW
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
CRD Building Consultancy

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides commercial and major works by day 62.

Day 458 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
37%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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