Land adjoining 4 Emmington, Chinnor, OX39 4AA Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S4570/PIP - Permission in principle Consultation Period

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a minimum of one and a maximum of one detached dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from South Oxfordshire's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural Land Classification
Public footpath about 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_3 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries SOUTH | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Eastern Upper ValeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 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
Permission in principle
Postcode
OX39 4AA
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
JCPC Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. South Oxfordshire usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
122decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 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