Harcourt Arboretum, Section Of A4074 Passing Nuneham Courtenay Arboretum, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford, OX44 9PX Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S4514/A - Advertisement Consent Consultation Period
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Installation of 11no. new interpretation signage within the Harcourt Arboretum. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Nov 2026, from South Oxfordshire's recent signs and adverts.

Comments are open until 18 Nov 2026

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Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 9

extended C19. Colourwashed limestone ashlar & brickListed buildinglimestone-ashlar piers & walls.
Green belt: Oxford
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Registered park or garden: Nuneham Courtenay
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Nuneham Courtenay 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.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
extended C19. Colourwashed limestone ashlar & brickCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Listed buildingCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
limestone-ashlar piers & walls.Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
OX44 9PX
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Fisher

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. South Oxfordshire usually decides signs and adverts by day 55.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
18 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX
Trench excavations for data cabling and installation of Wi-Fi points at various points wi…
P21/S3501/FUL
2021 Approved
Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX
Trench excavations for data cabling and installation of Wi-Fi points at various points wi…
P21/S3501/FUL
2020 Approved
Harcourt Arboretum Oxford Lodge Peacock Gate Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX
Construction of new footpaths and upgrading of existing footpaths (ecological appraisal r…
P20/S3902/FUL
2020 Approved
Harcourt Arboretum Oxford Lodge Peacock Gate Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX
Construction of new footpaths and upgrading of existing footpaths (ecological appraisal r…
P20/S3902/FUL
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
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