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P26/V3843/LDP - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development Consultation Period

Proposal

Installation of External Plant Around the Perimeter of the Building and Installation of Extract Louvres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Oct 2026 and 27 Oct 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent utility and infrastructure works. Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 3

North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Chilton (Vale of White Horse) built-up area; Priority habitat about 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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 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
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
JMP (NW) Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 21.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
69decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026