Former Esso Research Centre, Milton Hill, Steventon, OX13 6BD Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V3664/SCR - Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

Request for an EIA Screening Opinion in relation to proposed commercial development of the site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Appeal dismissed
23 Jul 2026
✓
Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
EIA not required
10 Sept 2026

EIA not required on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Milton Hill built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1567 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Screening Opinion
Postcode
OX13 6BD
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
EIA not required
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007408 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
NWS Planning Limited

Public comments

4comments received
3 objecting1 neutral

75% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 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