Eyot Wood, Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake, RG9 3NS Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S0600/HH - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement driveway to improve emergency access in the event of flooding, and associated works to levels (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Feb 2026
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Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Lower Shiplake built-up area; Flood defence about 43 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Green belt about 77 m away: London.
Not affected
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
Householder Application
Postcode
RG9 3NS
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Edgars Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
648decided 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

14comments received
14 neutral

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
6 Mar 2026
Comments by
27 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
1 May 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