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P26/S1731/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed new dormer, new external doorway and internal alterations (supported by joinery details for new window and door received 7 July 2026). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 7

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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.
Britwell Salome Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. 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.
Public footpath about 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chiltern Cottage and Attached Wall, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 12 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 ↗
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Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
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 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
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
OX49 5LH
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Listed Building Consent is Granted
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Riach Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 11 days faster than South Oxfordshire's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
725decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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2019 Approved
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Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension…
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2019 Approved
Chapel Cottage Britwell Salome OX49 5LH
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension…
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2018 Approved
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Re-roofing of all main and lower roofs. Lead works to chimneys. Replacement of existing o…
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2018 Approved
Chiltern Cottage Britwell Salome OX49 5LH
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2017 Approved
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South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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