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P26/V2990/RM - Reserved Matters Application Under Consideration
Schools, care & communityNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for approval of Reserved Matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) following consent granted under S73 application () for the erection of the Community Centre, associated landscaping and infrastructure. (Outline application for residential development of about 2,500 dwellings with associated services and facilities including secondary school, primary schools, local centre) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 16 Oct 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application - Application Form · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 5

Agricultural Land Classification
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Monk's Farmhouse, 2 Barns Approximately 10 Metres North West, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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_3 | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: Wantage Neighbourhood Plan Area | Neighbourhood Plan Areas: East Challow Neighbourhood Plan Area | District Boundaries VALE | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 11 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Western Upper Vale | BAP Priority Habitat multisurface 0200077_APR2022 | Canal and River Trust Consultation Zones RES | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 0451Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1073 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application.
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, 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

Council
Vale of White Horse
Application type
Reserved Matters Application
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 85 of the 91-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides new homes by day 85.

Day 856 days to the 91-day target
28%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes 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 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings