European School, Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, OX14 3DZ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S4307/FUL - Full Application Consultation Period
Schools, care & communityExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of two sections of 2.4 metre-high anti-climb fencing to enclose the existing forest school area Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from South Oxfordshire's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 5

Agricultural Land Classification
Agricultural land, grade 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_3 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Culham Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries SOUTH | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 7 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Oxford South Ridge HilltopsCouncil record
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 966 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application; Green belt about 68 m away: Oxford.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX14 3DZ
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hatton Planning

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. South Oxfordshire usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 3521 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
725decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Demolition of existing temporary classroom blocks and the erection of a two storey teachi…
P25/S3236/FUL
2025 Approved
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Demolition of existing temporary classroom blocks and the erection of a two storey teachi…
P25/S3236/FUL
2025 Approved
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Internal re-structuring of existing second floor space comprising two seminar rooms and a…
P25/S3887/LB
2025 Approved
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Internal re-structuring of existing second floor space comprising two seminar rooms and a…
P25/S3887/LB
2025 Approved
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Remove a wall between two small adjoining Chemistry Laboratories (R42 and R43) to create…
P25/S1598/LB
2025 Approved
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Remove a wall between two small adjoining Chemistry Laboratories (R42 and R43) to create…
P25/S1598/LB
2025 Approved
16 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Single storey rear extension and interior renovation.
P25/S0519/HH
2025 Approved
16 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Single storey rear extension and interior renovation.
P25/S0519/HH
2024 Approved
14 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Single storey rear extension: Depth 4.35m Height 3.9m Height to eaves 3.2m.
P24/S4065/PDH
2024 Approved
14 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Single storey rear extension: Depth 4.35m Height 3.9m Height to eaves 3.2m.
P24/S4065/PDH
2023 Withdrawn
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Application for the removal of 4 temporary teaching cabins and erection of an 8 Classroom…
P23/S0077/FUL
2023 Withdrawn
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Application for the removal of 4 temporary teaching cabins and erection of an 8 Classroom…
P23/S0077/FUL
2023 Approved
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Temporary planning permission extension of previous planning approval for four portacabin…
P23/S3010/FUL
2023 Approved
European School, Thame Lane, Culham, OX14 3DZ
Temporary planning permission extension of previous planning approval for four portacabin…
P23/S3010/FUL
2023 Approved
8 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Widening of existing single-storey rear extension. Remove windows to existing extension…
P23/S0996/HH
2023 Approved
8 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Widening of existing single-storey rear extension. Remove windows to existing extension…
P23/S0996/HH
2022 Approved
2 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
New boundary wall and relocated access
P22/S2380/FUL
2022 Approved
2 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
New boundary wall and relocated access
P22/S2380/FUL
2019 Approved
Annexe 1 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Single storey extension. As amended by drawing received on 22 March 2019.
P19/S0676/HH
2019 Approved
Annexe 1 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Single storey extension. As amended by drawing received on 22 March 2019.
P19/S0676/HH
2017 Approved
Land adjacent to 4 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Erection of one 3 bed bungalow and associated garage variant to Planning Permission P16/S…
P17/S4126/FUL
2016 Approved
Land adjacent to 4 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Erection of one 3 bed bungalow and associated garage. (As amended by drawing 1b accompany…
P16/S3386/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
4 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Proposed first floor side extension. Proposed first floor front extension. Proposed garag…
P16/S3666/HH
2016 Approved
European School Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DZ
Retrospective extension of planning approval for retention of 8 temporary portacabin clas…
P16/S3197/FUL
2016 Approved
12 Thame Lane Culham OX14 3DS
Alternative Scheme: P15/S4228/HH Single storey side & rear extension & new front porch
P16/S1927/HH
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings