Lower Green, Towersey, Thame, OX9 3QW Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S2773/LB - Other Development Approved

Proposal

Installation of external air-source heat pump and removal of external oil boiler and oil storage tank Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

large timber framing with rendered infill
Towersey 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chough Cottage, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 6 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.
Show all 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
large timber framing with rendered infillCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Towersey built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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

Application type
Other Development
Postcode
OX9 3QW
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Listed Building Consent is Granted
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 6 days slower than South Oxfordshire's median of 46 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
75decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
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