Land North of Shirburn Road, Watlington, OX49 5BZ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S1727/DIS - Discharge Conditions Decided

Proposal

Discharge of condition(s) PART 20 (Energy Statement Verification) on application ref . Plots 46-48, 52-56 & 63-66 (Variation of conditions 2 (Approved plans),5 (Landscaping),6 (Landscape Management Plan) and 11 (Cycle Parking) on application (The redevelopment of part of the site at Shirburn Road, Watlington for the erection of 25 age restricted dwellings (for people aged 55 and over), including communal facilities, landscaping and parking) summarised as follows: 1. Alterations to building designs, including windows, doors, access, roofs, internal layout. 2. Revisions to the hard and soft landscaping arrangements of the layout, including pathways. 3. Changes to cycle and bin storage facilities. Information pertaining to conditions 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Landscape Maintenance) and 11 (Cycle Parking) to satisfy conditions originally attached to ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
12 Jun 2026
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Discharge Partially Agreed
4 Aug 2026

Discharge Partially Agreed on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 6

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) 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 60 m away: Chilterns
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_2 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Pyrton Neighbourhood Plan Area | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Watlington Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries SOUTH | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 6 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Chiltern Chalk Escarpment Footslopes | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 114Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Radon affected area, class 3; Registered park or garden about 162 m away: Shirburn Castle.
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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
OX49 5BZ
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Discharge Partially Agreed
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Statutory expiry
7 Aug 2026
South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
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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