Garston Lane, Wantage, OX12 7AS Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V3281/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

New secure bin store & associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Agricultural Land Classification
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Agricultural Land Classification: URBAN | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Wantage Neighbourhood Plan Area | Assets of Community Value: 17V12/1 | District Boundaries VALE | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 0216Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wantage built-up area; National landscape about 469 m away: North Wessex Downs.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX12 7AS
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Brink Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, about the council's usual 62 days. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.

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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 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