Earthtrust, Road Between Hill Farm And Sires Hill, Little Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QZ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S2886/DIS - Discharge Conditions Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Discharge of condition 30 (Nature space District Licence WML-OR150 certificate) on planning application . (Variation of condition 8 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on application (Variation of Condition 8 of (varied by and ) for an amended CEMP. The creation of a new access track from Sires Hill and the formation of new car parking areas, erection of a new skills and learning building, erection of an amphitheatre, conversion of existing office to cafe (with small farm shop), conversion of existing learning barn to office space, erection of three new barns, erection of replica roundhouses, all associated structures, landscaping, drainage and earthworks) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 3

North Wessex Downs 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 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) 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Discharge Conditions
Postcode
OX14 4QZ
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Discharge Details Agreed
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved
Earth Trust Centre Little Wittenham OX14 4QZ
The creation of a new access track from Sires Hill and the formation of new car parking a…
P16/S3133/FUL
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