Land adjacent to The Brook Surgery, High Street, Chalgrove, OX44 7AF Data via plota.co.uk

P25/S4081/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of scout hut building. Erection of self-build, two storey, detached dwellinghouse, with vehicular access off High Street, bin and cycle stores. (As amplified by additional information received 02 March 2026.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Validated
12 Jan 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Chalgrove built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 3 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 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
Full Application
Postcode
OX44 7AF
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 199 days from validation, 136 days slower than South Oxfordshire's median of 63 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
115decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
4 neutral

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Jan 2026
Comments by
17 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
19 May 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