The Pavilion Roosevelt Road Long Hanborough Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8JG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00552/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a 27m x 8m cricket practice net facility on the sports field Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Mar 2026
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Validated
20 Mar 2026
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Consultation
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Documents 29

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 193 m away: Long Hanborough Gravel Pit SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1378 m away: Botley West Solar Farm; Inside the Long Hanborough built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
OX29 8JG
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Freeland and Hanborough
Parish
Hanborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 111 days from validation, 52 days slower than West Oxfordshire's median of 59 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 91% of commercial and major works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by West Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Oxfordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14756244
Planning Portal ref
PP-14756244
Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
15 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#60 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #81 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #33 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #46 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #81 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #135 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
72%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,125
Total decisions
59 refused in the year to March 2026