Land Adjoining Pumping Station, Sotwell Street, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, OX10 0RQ Data via plota.co.uk

P25/S4056/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing workshop/storage building and construction of a new single-storey self-build dwelling and carport. (As amplified and amended by information received 11 March 2026.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Validated
13 Jan 2026
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Approved
7 Apr 2026

Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area about 10 m away: Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Conservation Area
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National landscape about 273 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Brightwell-cum-Sotwell built-up area; Priority habitat about 18 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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
OX10 0RQ
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Mar 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
SMS Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 19 days slower than South Oxfordshire's median of 65 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
137decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
5 neutral

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Jan 2026
Comments by
25 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Mar 2026
South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #89 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #47 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #23 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #89 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #105 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
163 decided (1-9 homes)
56%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,529
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026