The Woodman, Highmoor Cross, RG9 5DT Data via plota.co.uk

P25/S2058/LDE - Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development Under Consideration

Proposal

Use of land as garden/domestic use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 26 Aug 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 484.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 5

Chilterns 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Highmoor Cross House, Grade II, about 59 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £305,000 in June 1996. Detached house, freehold.

20 June 1996£305,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development
Postcode
RG9 5DT
Received
1 Jul 2025
Validated
1 Jul 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 484, past the statutory target. 89% of lawful development certificates in South Oxfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 484428 days past the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
153decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by South Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2025

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Proposed kitchen and utility room extension - variant on consent P22/S1365/LB.
P24/S1261/LB
2024 Approved
Proposed kitchen and utility room extension -variant on permission P22/S1364/HH.
P24/S1260/HH
2024 Approved
Proposed kitchen and utility room extension - variant on consent P22/S1365/LB.
P24/S1261/LB
2024 Approved
Proposed kitchen and utility room extension -variant on permission P22/S1364/HH.
P24/S1260/HH
2022 Approved
Proposed kitchen and utility room extension
P22/S1365/LB
2022 Approved
Proposed kitchen and utility room extension
P22/S1364/HH
2022 Approved
Proposed kitchen and utility room extension
P22/S1365/LB
2022 Approved
Proposed kitchen and utility room extension
P22/S1364/HH
2019 Withdrawn
Non material amendment to application ref. P18/S3610/FUL - increased height of brick plin…
P19/S1032/NM
2019 Withdrawn
Non material amendment to application ref. P18/S3610/FUL - increased height of brick plin…
P19/S1032/NM
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Agricultural Barn and Shed Satwell RG9 5DT
Demolition and replacement of existing agricultural building and associated shed.
P24/S3715/FUL
2024 Approved
Agricultural Barn and Shed Satwell RG9 5DT
Demolition and replacement of existing agricultural building and associated shed.
P24/S3715/FUL
2023 Approved
Straw Barn Stonehouse Farm Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
Extension and alterations to existing barn conversion.
P23/S3507/HH
2023 Approved
Straw Barn Stonehouse Farm Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
Extension and alterations to existing barn conversion.
P23/S3507/HH
2023 Approved
Rosewood House Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
First floor extension.(As amended by plans received 20 December 2023 reducing size of dor…
P23/S3793/HH
2023 Approved
Rosewood House Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
First floor extension.(As amended by plans received 20 December 2023 reducing size of dor…
P23/S3793/HH
2021 Approved
Rosewood House Section Of B481 Through Highmoor Cross Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
Erection of a double garage
P21/S1035/HH
2021 Approved
Rosewood House Section Of B481 Through Highmoor Cross Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
Erection of a double garage
P21/S1035/HH
2020 Approved
Rosewood House Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
Installation of 1x 9m wooden pole (7.3m above ground).
P20/S0182/T28
2020 Approved
Rosewood House Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
Installation of 1x 9m wooden pole (7.3m above ground).
P20/S0182/T28
2018 Approved
The Lodge Highmoor Cross Oxfordshire RG9 5DT
Demolition of a residential unit and replacement with a new residential unit and an incre…
P18/S3610/FUL
2018 Approved
The Lodge Highmoor Cross Oxfordshire RG9 5DT
Demolition of a residential unit and replacement with a new residential unit and an incre…
P18/S3610/FUL
2018 Approved
The Lodge Highmoor Cross Henley on Thames RG9 5DT
Creation of new vehicle access from B481 to serve private dwelling at "The Lodge" (as ame…
P18/S1316/HH
2018 Approved
The Lodge Highmoor Cross Henley on Thames RG9 5DT
Creation of new vehicle access from B481 to serve private dwelling at "The Lodge" (as ame…
P18/S1316/HH
2017 Approved
The Lodge The Woodman Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
Use of an existing building (The Lodge) as a self-contained dwellinghouse
P17/S3392/LDE
2017 Approved
The Lodge The Woodman Highmoor Cross RG9 5DT
Use of an existing building (The Lodge) as a self-contained dwellinghouse
P17/S3392/LDE
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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