Land West of Hale Road, Benson, Oxon Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S4123/DIS - Discharge Conditions Under Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 16 (Archaeological Evaluation and Mitigation) of planning ref. The erection of up to 84 homes, associated open space, edge road and other infrastructure with all matters reserved except for access Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 09:57

Application progress

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Received

14 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Nov 2026.

The consultation period closed on 26 Oct 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application - Application Form · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

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.

Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_2 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Benson Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries SOUTH | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 12 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Eastern Middle Vale | Historic Permitted Development Restrictions P96/W0689 | Historic Permitted Development Restrictions P97/W0089Council 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 6 October 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

Council: South Oxfordshire
Application type: Discharge Conditions
Received: 14 Sept 2026
Validated: 14 Sept 2026
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 5 Oct 2026
Comments by: 26 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 9 Nov 2026

South Oxfordshire

Planning Authority Score

7.6/10

Good

#39 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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