5 Abingdon Road, Didcot, OX11 9BL Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S1710/DIS - Discharge Conditions Under Consideration

Proposal

Partial discharge of Condition 13 (Landscaping) and Condition 14 (Lanscape Management Plan) for Phase 2B on planning permission . Full planning application for the demolition of existing buildings, erection of a convenience foodstore (Class E), erection of buildings for self-storage use (Class B8), alterations to access, hard/soft landscaping, site relevelling and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Validated
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 31 Jul 2026. The consultation period closed on 29 Jun 2026.

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 2

Agricultural Land Classification
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. 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.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_4 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Didcot Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries SOUTH | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 18 | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 528 | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 367Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. 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
Discharge Conditions
Postcode
OX11 9BL
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
CarneySweeney

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Jun 2026
Comments by
29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 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